Adams and Reese TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2005 · Treasurer: Jeffrey B Brooks · Nashville, TN

Raised
$20,000
Total Spent
$19,000
To TN candidates
$11,000
58% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (58%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $19,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $11,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $10,500 difference, $10,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dean, Karl $4,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $500.00
  • …and 2 more recipients

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adams and Reese LLP New Orleans, LA — $20,000.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2011 Historical $10,642.16 $5,642.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $4,742.16 $10,642.16 Source ↗