Adams and Reese TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$50,500
Total Spent
$41,403
To TN candidates
$39,000
94% of spending
To other PACs
$2,370
5.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $32,500 to 26 candidates
$31,500 to 25 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $41,403 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $39,000 (94%) — 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: $33 ÷ Total spent: $41,403
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $33
Contributions to candidates $39,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $39,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $32,500. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00

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
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,370.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $9.00
March Bank Fee $3.00
Feb. Bank Fee $3.00
Jan Bank Fee $3.00
May And June Bank Fee $3.00
July Bank Fee $3.00
November Bank Fee $3.00
December Bank Fee $3.00
October Bank Fee $3.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adams and Reese LLP New Orleans, LA — $43,000.00
Community Choice Financial Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood Signal Mountain, TN — $2,500.00

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
Q4 2024 Amended Historical $11,472.07 $21,963.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $11,472.07 $11,472.07 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $8,981.07 $11,472.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $8,984.07 $8,981.07 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $17,857.07 $8,984.07 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Amended Historical $12,866.07 $17,857.07 Source ↗