Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$86,820
Total Spent
$87,120
To TN candidates
$49,050
56% of spending
To other PACs
$37,250
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $28,800 to 25 candidates
$23,300 to 19 Republicans $5,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $87,120 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,050 (56%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $820 ÷ Total spent: $87,120
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $820
Contributions to candidates $49,050

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $2,500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,750.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,750.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,750.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,750.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,050.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 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 $49,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $28,800. Of the $20,250 difference, $20,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $3,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $2,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $2,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $2,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,750.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • …and 1 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) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $4,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $3,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $1,750.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In Kind-Event Catering $820.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commonwealth Signature Industry Fund Alexandria, VA — $86,000.00
Jack Daniel S Distillery Lynchburg, TN — $820.00

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 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $704.74 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $1,754.74 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $1,754.74 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,754.74 $1,754.74 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $1,004.74 $2,754.74 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $1,004.74 $1,004.74 Source ↗