Memphis

BBS Good Govt Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$48,887
Total Spent
$48,787
To TN candidates
$28,500
58% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,750 to 19 candidates
$13,750 to 17 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $48,787 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (58%) — 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: $9,287 ÷ Total spent: $48,787
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,287
Contributions to candidates $28,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,750. Of the $13,750 difference, $13,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $5,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $500.00
  • Kane, Roger $500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • …and 4 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
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pay Off Debt Event For Nov 3, 2015 $7,600.00
Food / Beverage $1,579.21
Parking $108.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Berry Sims PLC Bass Nashville, TN — $48,887.21

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 2015 Historical $758.60 $758.60 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 60326
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $758.60 $758.60 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 59916