BBS Good Government Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$37,550
Total Spent
$37,550
To TN candidates
$22,400
60% of spending
To other PACs
$15,000
40% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $21,400 to 19 candidates
$20,900 to 18 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,400 (60%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $37,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $22,400

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $10,400.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark Cochran Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Dennis Powers Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
John K Crawford Tennessee House, District 01 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 $22,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $21,400. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00

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
Tenn Republican Party $3,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
JOCOPAC (John Crawford) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Berry Sims PLC Bass Nashville, TN — $37,550.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source ↗