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BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$33,640
incl. $4,168 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,500
To other PACs
$18,500
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$15,000
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 3 candidates
$3,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,500 (55%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $33,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $15,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • …and 3 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 Republican Party $5,500.00
Nashville Business Coalition $5,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Overton Thompson Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $960.67
James H Cheek Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $921.00
Howard Lamar Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $856.32
F Mitchell Walker Jr Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $850.16
John Good Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $850.16
Leigh Walton Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $850.16
J Page Davidson Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $785.48
Allen Overby Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $714.63
Michael D Sontag Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $714.63
Michael Dagley Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $640.70

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 2011 Historical $460.00 $500.00 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 37237
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $500.00 $460.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36627