BOWPAC (Bo Watson)
Registered May 2016 · Treasurer: Amy Walden · Hixson, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $93,478 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $75,638 (81%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $75,638 |
| Contributions to candidates | $14,705 |
- Operating & other $75,638 81%
- To TN candidates $14,705 16%
- To other PACs $2,875 3.1%
- Spent outside Tennessee $260 0.3%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Adam Lowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 01 | Rep. | $1,600.00 |
| Greg Martin † | Tennessee House, District 26 | 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 $14,705 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,600. Of the $12,105 difference, $12,105 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $12,105 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Hunter Art Museum $2,000.00
- Wamp, Coty $1,600.00
- Weston Wamp for County Mayor $1,600.00
- Jeno for County Commission $1,500.00
- Va Manson for School Board $1,000.00
- Mark Song Print and Web Design $575.00
- Vote Jonathon Rummel $500.00
- Grohn for Schoolboard $500.00
- Pachyderm Club $500.00
- Dari Owens for Red Bank Commissioner $500.00
- …and 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Hamilton County Gop Local PAC | $2,500.00 |
| Chattanooga Republican Women | $200.00 |
| Hamilton County Republican Women | $150.00 |
| Tennessee Sheriffs Association | $25.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $260 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Susan G Komen | Texas | $260.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Community Event | $27,138.69 |
| Republican Community Event And Picnic | $13,720.06 |
| Sponsorship | $8,187.77 |
| Fund Raiser- Sprnkler Systm | $6,250.00 |
| Sponsor Tn Waltz | $6,000.00 |
| Indepdnt Exp To Local Candidate Thru Waterhouse Pr | $2,564.84 |
| Statesman Table Sponsor | $2,500.00 |
| Table Purchase/Sponsor For Inaugural | $2,125.00 |
| Prof Dev- Heritage Foundation Conference-Awakening | $1,355.27 |
| Stuffing Strut Sponsor | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterhouse Public Relations | Community Event | 11/12/2022 | $18,847.88 |
| Waterhouse Public Relations | Republican Community Event And Picnic | 10/18/2022 | $13,720.06 |
| Waterhouse Public Relations | Community Event | 11/24/2022 | $8,290.81 |
| Signal Centers | Fund Raiser- Sprnkler Systm | 10/06/2022 | $6,250.00 |
| Tennessee State Museum Foundation | Sponsor Tn Waltz | 10/18/2022 | $6,000.00 |
| Baylor School | Sponsorship | 09/20/2022 | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | Statesman Table Sponsor | 07/14/2022 | $2,500.00 |
| Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. | Table Purchase/Sponsor For Inaugural | 01/09/2023 | $2,125.00 |
| Bank of America | Prof Dev- Heritage Foundation Conference-Awakening | 01/31/2022 | $1,355.27 |
| North Side Neighborhood House | Stuffing Strut Sponsor | 07/20/2022 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Comcast Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | — | $6,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| McKee Jack | Ooltewah, TN | Retired | $5,000.00 |
| Sports Betting Alliance | Fairfax, VA | — | $5,000.00 |
| Waller Lansden PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC | Chattanooga, TN | — | $3,500.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Albert Waterhouse | Chattanooga, TN | Waterhouse Public Relations | $2,500.00 |
| Autry Debusk | Powell, TN | Deroyal Industries | $2,500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 Historical | $158,394.11 | $152,977.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $161,201.81 | $158,394.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $113,387.64 | $161,201.81 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $119,099.72 | $113,387.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $118,369.77 | $119,099.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Amended Historical | $129,473.61 | $118,369.77 | Source ↗ |