Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$70,000
Total Spent
$69,500
To other PACs
$35,000
50% of spending
To TN candidates
$34,500
50% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,500 to 9 candidates
$10,000 to 7 Republicans $3,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $69,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,000 (50%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $69,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $34,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 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 $34,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,500. Of the $21,000 difference, $21,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,000 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) $5,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $3,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Alexander, David $1,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $1,000.00
  • …and 2 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
Harwell PAC $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $7,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,000.00
MPAC $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commonwealth Signature Industry Fund Alexandria, VA — $70,000.00

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
Year-End 2017 Historical $6,104.74 $9,604.74 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $9,204.74 $6,104.74 Source ↗