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BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,600
incl. $15,670 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,500
To TN candidates
$17,000
60% of spending
To other PACs
$11,500
40% 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 $28,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,000 (60%) — 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: $28,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $17,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $12,750 difference, $12,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $500.00
  • Roller, Steve $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • …and 15 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James H Cheek Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $720.82
Leigh Walton Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $692.28
F Mitchell Walker Jr Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $663.77
Howard Lamar Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $528.77
J Page Davidson Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $528.77
John Good Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $528.77
Wallace W Dietz Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $492.60
Dale Grimes Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $484.96
Allen Overby Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $373.20
Michael D Sontag Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $365.56

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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27759
Pre-General 2008 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24557
Q3 2008 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23393
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22122
Q2 2008 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21112
Q1 2008 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20329