Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2003 · Treasurer: Lisa Lisker · Alexandria, VA

Raised
$120,000
Total Spent
$151,500
To other PACs
$90,000
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$61,500
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,000 to 8 candidates
$16,000 to 6 Republicans $9,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $151,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $90,000 (59%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $151,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $61,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $6,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $4,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $3,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 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 $61,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,000. Of the $36,500 difference, $36,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $36,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $7,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $4,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $4,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $4,000.00
  • Alexander, David $3,000.00
  • Todd, Curry $3,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • …and 4 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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $15,000.00
Harwell PAC $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $7,500.00
Jim Tracy Leadership PAC $6,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) $5,000.00
MPAC $4,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commonwealth Signature Industry Fund Alexandria, VA — $120,000.00

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
Q4 2016 Historical $9,204.74 $9,204.74 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $14,204.74 $9,204.74 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $16,404.74 $14,204.74 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $33,904.74 $16,404.74 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $22,804.74 $33,904.74 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $18,904.74 $22,804.74 Source ↗