BGG PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

BGG PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2019 $0.00 $1,250.00 $300.00
2018 $0.00 $1,750.00 $0.00
2017 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00
2016 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2015 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $4,850.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $4,850.00 $3,250.00 $300.00
Raised
$4,850
Total Spent
$3,250
To TN candidates
$3,000
92% of spending
To other PACs
$250
7.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $300 to 1 candidate
$300 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,000 (92%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $3,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $300. Of the $2,700 difference, $2,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of Jim Shulman $1,000.00
  • Dalton, Angie Blackshear $500.00
  • Elect Brooks Mayor $500.00
  • Smith, Jennifer $450.00
  • Martin, Anne $250.00

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
Yellow Rose PAC $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William Young Nashville, TN Retired $1,100.00
Holly Kirby Memphis, TN TN Supreme Court $1,000.00
Philip Smith Nashville, TN State of Tennessee $1,000.00
Robert Montgomery Jr Kingsport, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Jerri Saunders Bryant Athens, TN State of Tennessee $500.00
John S McLellan Kingsport, TN — $250.00

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 2019 Historical $450.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $1,350.00 $450.00 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $1,350.00 $1,350.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,350.00 $1,350.00 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $1,350.00 $1,350.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,350.00 $1,350.00 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $3,100.00 $1,350.00 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $3,200.00 $3,100.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $3,450.00 $3,200.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $3,550.00 $3,450.00 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $3,550.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $3,550.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $3,550.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $3,550.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $3,550.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $3,650.00 $3,550.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $3,650.00 $3,650.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $3,750.00 $3,650.00 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $4,750.00 $3,750.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $4,750.00 $4,750.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $2,250.00 $4,750.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,000.00 $2,250.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $0.00 $1,000.00 Source ↗