Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$130,000
Total Spent
$137,000
To TN candidates
$78,500
57% of spending
To other PACs
$58,500
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $43,000 to 22 candidates
$31,000 to 17 Republicans $12,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $137,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $78,500 (57%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $137,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $78,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $3,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $3,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $3,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $3,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $3,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $3,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $3,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $78,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $43,000. Of the $35,500 difference, $35,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $35,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural 2019 Inc. $7,500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $5,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $3,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $3,000.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $3,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Coley, James $2,000.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • …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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $3,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $3,000.00
Cas-Pac $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commonwealth Signature Industry Fund Alexandria, VA — $130,000.00

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 2018 Historical $10,004.74 $2,504.74 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82838
Pre-General 2018 Historical $10,004.74 $10,004.74 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81206
Q3 2018 Historical $11,004.74 $10,004.74 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79822
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $8,504.74 $11,004.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77928
Q2 2018 Historical $8,504.74 $8,504.74 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76465
Q1 2018 Historical $9,604.74 $8,504.74 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75044