Gobrands INC Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Gobrands INC Political Action Committee — 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
2022 $0.00 $54,970.00 $0.00
2021 $100,000.00 $45,000.00 $20,500.00
All years $100,000.00 $99,970.00 $20,500.00
Raised
$100,000
Total Spent
$99,970
Spent outside Tennessee
$54,970
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$32,500
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $20,500 to 30 candidates
$16,000 to 23 Republicans $4,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $99,970 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $54,970 (55%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $99,970
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $32,500

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 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 $32,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $20,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Faison's Freedom $2,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • BYRD, David $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $500.00
  • …and 5 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $1,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00
Bowling PAC $500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $54,970 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Gobrands Inc. Pennsylvania $54,970.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gobrands Inc. Philadelphia, PA — $100,000.00

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
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $54,970.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $54,970.00 $54,970.00 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $54,970.00 $54,970.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $0.00 $54,970.00 Source ↗