BBS Good Government Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$64,000
Total Spent
$64,000
To TN candidates
$41,000
64% of spending
To other PACs
$23,000
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $32,000 to 38 candidates
$29,500 to 34 Republicans $2,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $64,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $41,000 (64%) — 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: $64,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $41,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 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 $41,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $32,000. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Holt, Andrew $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Daniel, Martin $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Nash PAC $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
BBS Nashville, TN — $57,500.00
BBS Good Govt Committee Nashville, TN — $6,500.00

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
Year-End 2019 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗