BBS Good Government Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: W. Brantley Phillips, Jr. · Nashville, TN

Raised
$42,100
Total Spent
$42,000
To other PACs
$22,500
54% of spending
To TN candidates
$19,500
46% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,000 to 13 candidates
$6,250 to 8 Republicans $2,750 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $42,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (54%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $42,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $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 $19,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,000. 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:

  • Jernigan, Darren $1,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Dunlap, W. Kevin $1,250.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Forgety, John W. $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
Tenn Republican Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Quest PAC $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
Green PAC $1,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
BBS Good Govt Committee Nashville, TN — $24,750.00
Berry Sims PLC Bass Nashville, TN — $17,350.00

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 2016 Historical $699.60 $699.60 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $699.60 $699.60 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $699.60 $699.60 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $758.60 $699.60 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $758.60 $758.60 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $758.60 $758.60 Source ↗