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BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$22,300
incl. $10,750 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,300
To TN candidates
$11,300
51% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,800 to 3 candidates
$1,800 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,300 (51%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $22,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $11,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $300.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $11,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,800. Of the $9,500 difference, $9,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bryson, James $1,000.00
  • Bivens, Jeff $1,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,000.00
  • Friends of Richard Dinkins $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Deberry (Senate), John $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $500.00
  • …and 5 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
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tenn Republican Party $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Carol Soloman $1,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Chancellor Carol McCoy $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
BBS Good Govt Committee Nashville, TN — $11,550.00

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
Q4 2005 Historical $572.81 $572.81 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5264
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $572.81 $572.81 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4826
Q2 2005 Historical $572.81 $572.81 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4011
Q1 2005 Historical $572.81 $572.81 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3547