Distilled Spirits Council

Political Action Committee

Raised

$4,300

Total Spent

$4,300

To TN candidates

$2,150

50% of spending

To other PACs

$2,150

50% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,350 to 6 candidates

$700 to 3 Republicans $650 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,150 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $4,300

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$2,150

Source filings:

To TN candidates $2,150 50%
To other PACs $2,150 50%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Richard M. Briggs ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 07	Rep.	$300.00
Darren Jernigan ^†	Tennessee House, District 60	Dem.	$250.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$200.00
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$200.00
Mary Littleton ^†	Tennessee House, District 78	Rep.	$200.00
William Lamberth ^†	Tennessee House, District 44	Rep.	$200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,350. Of the $800 difference, $800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Lundberg, Jon $350.00
Sanderson, Bill $250.00
Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $200.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$350.00
Quest PAC	$350.00
Doc PAC	$300.00
Green PAC	$300.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)	$300.00
MPAC	$300.00
McCormick PAC	$250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Distilled Spirits Counil	Washington, DC	—	$4,300.00

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
Q4 2016 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70090
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69346