BBS Good Government Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$47,100
incl. $47,100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$46,100
To TN candidates
$29,100
63% of spending
To other PACs
$17,000
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $24,100 to 28 candidates
$21,100 to 24 Republicans $3,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $46,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,100 (63%) — 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: $46,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $29,100

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,100.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $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 $29,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $24,100. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2020 Historical $656.60 $1,656.60 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $656.60 $656.60 Source ↗