BBS Good Government Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$34,600
Total Spent
$34,500
To TN candidates
$22,000
64% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,000 to 21 candidates
$13,750 to 20 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,000 (64%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $34,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 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 $22,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,000. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Berry Sims PLC Bass Nashville, TN — $34,600.00

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 2017 Historical $699.60 $699.60 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $699.60 $699.60 Source ↗