Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$100,000
Total Spent
$100,000
To TN candidates
$57,000
57% of spending
To other PACs
$43,000
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $38,250 to 25 candidates
$27,250 to 17 Republicans $11,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $100,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $57,000 (57%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $100,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $57,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $3,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $2,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 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 $57,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $38,250. Of the $18,750 difference, $18,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Holsclaw, John B. $3,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $2,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,250.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,250.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $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
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
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $3,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $3,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $3,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $1,250.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brown Forman Corporation Louisville, KY — $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
Year-End 2021 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $704.74 $604.74 Source ↗