Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$157,500
Total Spent
$150,000
To TN candidates
$104,000
69% of spending
To other PACs
$46,000
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $37,500 to 24 candidates
$27,500 to 17 Republicans $10,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $150,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $104,000 (69%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $150,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $104,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $3,500.00
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 $104,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $37,500. Of the $66,500 difference, $66,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $66,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Yes On 3 $50,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $3,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • …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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $4,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $4,000.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $3,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $3,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $2,000.00
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 — $157,500.00

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 2022 Historical $604.74 $8,104.74 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source ↗