Beverage Association of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2018 · Treasurer: Gregory E. Adkins · Nashville, TN

Raised
$30,000
Total Spent
$36,825
To TN candidates
$34,800
95% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
5.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $26,900 to 44 candidates
$23,600 to 35 Republicans $3,300 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,825 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,800 (95%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $25 ÷ Total spent: $36,825
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25
Contributions to candidates $34,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $750.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $750.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $750.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $34,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $26,900. Of the $7,900 difference, $7,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $5,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $750.00
  • Reeves, William S. $750.00
  • Davis, Anthony $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $400.00

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $25.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Beverage Association of Tennessee Nashville, TN — $30,000.00

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 2023 Amended Historical $9,992.12 $8,167.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical $14,992.12 $9,992.12 Source ↗