Bico Associates Special Account
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jimmie D. Williams · Memphis, TN
Also gave $1,750.00 in Memphis-area politics
Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total. As of 2026-09-24.
Where the Money Goes
Of the $80,090 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,690 (45%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
Why this number?
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $35,690 45%
- To TN candidates $31,930 40%
- To other PACs $12,470 16%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn † | Governor | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Tom Leatherwood † | Tennessee House, District 99 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $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 $31,930 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $28,930 difference, $28,930 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $28,930 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 Harold Ford,Jr $4,000.00
- Bryant, Ed $3,150.00
- Corker for Senate $2,000.00
- Ritz, Mike $2,000.00
- Hooks, Michael $1,500.00
- Gibbons (Dist. Atty), Bill $1,100.00
- Loeffel, Marilyn $1,000.00
- Wharton for Public Service $1,000.00
- Speaker's Fund $1,000.00
- Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
- …and 23 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tenn PAC | $5,000.00 |
| Build PAC | $2,000.00 |
| Vol PAC | $1,200.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Party | $950.00 |
| Tennessee for Tomorrow | $620.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $600.00 |
| Committee To Elect Bob Patterson | $500.00 |
| Nolpac | $300.00 |
| Community Mental Health Committe PAC | $300.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $35,690 to 21 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 9 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The American Israel Public Affairs Committee | Washington, D.C. | $26,500.00 |
| Ford, Jr., Harold | Washington, D.C. | $4,000.00 |
| Cantwell 2006 | Washington, D.C. | $500.00 |
| Citizens Against Goverment Waste | Washington, D.C. | $480.00 |
| Norpac | New Jersey | $450.00 |
| Liebeman, Joe | Connecticut | $450.00 |
| National Republican Congressional Committee | Washington, D.C. | $300.00 |
| National Republician Congressional Comm | Washington, D.C. | $300.00 |
| Republican National Committee | Washington, D.C. | $300.00 |
| The Feingold Senate Committee | Wisconsin | $300.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Belz | Memphis, TN | Belz Enterprises | $64,568.45 |
| Ronald Belz | Memphis, TN | Belz Enterprises | $38,346.55 |
| Martin Belz | Memphis, TN | Belz Enterprises | $13,250.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.