Memphis

BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$75,200
Total Spent
$77,200
To TN candidates
$51,550
67% of spending
To other PACs
$25,500
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $49,050 to 34 candidates
$48,050 to 32 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $51,550 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $77,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $51,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $25,800.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Kerry Roberts Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Brock Martin Tennessee House, District 79 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
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 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 $51,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $49,050. Of the $2,500 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $500 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00

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
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
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

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 — $75,200.00

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
Q3 2026 $694.60 $194.60 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130017
Pre-Primary 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128416
Q2 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127110
Q1 2026 $694.60 $694.60 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125631