Memphis

BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$27,950
incl. $500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,950
To TN candidates
$16,500
59% of spending
To other PACs
$11,450
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 5 candidates
$3,250 to 4 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,500 (59%) — 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: $27,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $16,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $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 $16,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $12,250 difference, $12,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Martin, Jim $1,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $750.00
  • Stewart, Eric $750.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • …and 7 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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,450.00
Senate Republican 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 $761.00
Leigh Walton Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $732.00
F Mitchell Walker Jr Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $702.00
Howard Lamar Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $585.00
J Page Davidson Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $585.00
John Good Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $585.00
Allen Overby Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $527.00
Wallace W Dietz Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $527.00
Dale Grimes Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $497.00
Michael D Sontag Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $497.00

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
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $1,339.46 $839.46 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 30739
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $1,339.46 $1,339.46 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27771