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BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$33,300
incl. $1,602 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,300
To TN candidates
$20,750
62% of spending
To other PACs
$12,550
38% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 7 candidates
$4,000 to 6 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,750 (62%) — 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: $33,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $20,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $16,500 difference, $16,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $2,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • …and 12 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
Nashville Business Coalition $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,800.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,250.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James H Cheek Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $807.89
F Mitchell Walker Jr Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $734.44
Leigh Walton Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $734.44
Dale Grimes Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
Howard Lamar Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
J Page Davidson Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
John Good Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
Lodge J Richard Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
Samuel Felker Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $624.28
H Lee Barfield Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $587.56

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 2007 Amended Historical $475.46 $1,339.46 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 27908
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $572.81 $475.46 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 23419