Jack Daniel's PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Jack Daniel's PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $125,000.00 $125,150.00 $56,500.00
2025 $100,000.00 $101,000.00 $56,000.00
2024 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $52,000.00
2023 $100,000.00 $95,000.00 $42,500.00
2022 $157,500.00 $150,000.00 $41,000.00
2021 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $40,500.00
2020 $86,820.00 $87,120.00 $29,300.00
2019 $110,000.00 $115,000.00 $41,000.00
2018 $130,000.00 $137,000.00 $43,000.00
2017 $70,000.00 $69,500.00 $15,500.00
2016 $120,000.00 $151,500.00 $32,000.00
2015 $125,000.00 $110,500.00 $32,000.00
2014 $101,500.00 $130,700.00 $32,200.00
2013 $70,000.00 $70,500.00 $13,000.00
2012 $88,000.00 $96,000.00 $12,500.00
2011 $60,000.00 $53,500.00 $2,500.00
2010 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2009 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $0.00 $3,500.00 $0.00
2007 $8,250.00 $2,250.00 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $4,000.00 $1,000.00
2005 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00
2004 $14,250.00 $8,900.00 $750.00
All years $1,666,320.00 $1,712,120.00 $341,750.00
Raised
$1,666,320
Total Spent
$1,712,120
To TN candidates
$908,250
53% of spending
To other PACs
$802,750
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $341,750 to 84 candidates
$273,250 to 67 Republicans $68,500 to 17 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,712,120 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $908,250 (53%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,120 ÷ Total spent: $1,712,120
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,120
Contributions to candidates $908,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $30,700.00
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $25,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $19,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $18,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $17,250.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $15,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $14,500.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $12,750.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $12,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $10,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $908,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $341,750. Of the $566,500 difference, $385,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $181,000 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $385,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Yes On 3 $50,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $37,750.00
  • Tracy, Jim $27,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $19,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $15,500.00
  • Alexander, David $11,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $10,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $10,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $10,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $9,250.00
  • …and 56 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $92,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $90,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $61,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $60,000.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) $57,500.00
House Republican Caucus $55,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $48,500.00
Harwell PAC $40,000.00
RAAMPAC $36,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $30,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In Kind-Event Catering $820.00
Annual Fee $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brown Forman Corporation Louisville, KY — $890,500.00
Commonwealth Signature Industry Fund Alexandria, VA — $692,500.00
Brown Forman Corp Non Partisan Comm Louisville, KY — $60,000.00
Phoebe Wood Louisville, TN Browm-Forman Co $4,000.00
William Street Louisville, TN Brown-Forman Co $4,000.00
James Welch Prospect, KY Brown-Forman Co $3,000.00
Michael Crutcher Louisville, KY Brown-Forman Co $3,000.00
James L Bareuther Louisville, KY Executive $2,000.00
Owsley Brown Louisville, KY Brown-Forman Co $2,000.00
Donald C Berg Louisville, KY Executive $1,000.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $15,954.74 $15,954.74 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131264
Q3 2026 $12,954.74 $15,954.74 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130093
Pre-Primary 2026 $137,954.74 $12,954.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128187
Q2 2026 $12,954.74 $137,954.74 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127239
Q1 2026 $13,104.74 $12,954.74 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125668
Year-End 2025 $13,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124323
Mid-Year 2025 $13,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122618
Q4 2024 Historical $13,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120722
Pre-General 2024 Historical $13,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117870
Q3 2024 Historical $38,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117858
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $88,104.74 $38,104.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116157
Q2 2024 Historical $13,104.74 $88,104.74 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114537
Q1 2024 Historical $13,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113167
Year-End 2023 Historical $8,104.74 $13,104.74 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111439
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $8,104.74 $8,104.74 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109525
Q4 2022 Historical $604.74 $8,104.74 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107814
Pre-General 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106188
Q3 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104973
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102935
Q2 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101089
Q1 2022 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99116
Year-End 2021 Historical $604.74 $604.74 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97573
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $704.74 $604.74 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95668
Q4 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $704.74 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93929
Pre-General 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $1,754.74 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92533
Q3 2020 Historical $1,754.74 $1,754.74 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91623
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,754.74 $1,754.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89707
Q2 2020 Historical $1,004.74 $2,754.74 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88751
Q1 2020 Historical $1,004.74 $1,004.74 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87583
Year-End 2019 Historical $6,504.74 $1,004.74 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86220
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $2,504.74 $6,504.74 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84838
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
Year-End 2017 Historical $6,104.74 $9,604.74 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73618
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $9,204.74 $6,104.74 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71757
Q4 2016 Historical $9,204.74 $9,204.74 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70224
Pre-General 2016 Historical $14,204.74 $9,204.74 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68662
Q3 2016 Historical $16,404.74 $14,204.74 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68032
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $33,904.74 $16,404.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66028
Q2 2016 Historical $22,804.74 $33,904.74 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64759
Q1 2016 Historical $18,904.74 $22,804.74 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63358
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $48,404.74 $18,904.74 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66033
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $2,504.74 $48,404.74 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60572
Q4 2014 Historical $10,004.74 $2,504.74 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58942
Pre-General 2014 Historical $8,004.74 $10,004.74 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57450
Q3 2014 Historical $8,004.74 $8,004.74 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56441
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $19,204.74 $8,004.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54431
Q2 2014 Historical $19,204.74 $19,204.74 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52399
Q1 2014 Historical $1,804.74 $19,204.74 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50599
Year-End 2013 Historical $62,304.74 $1,804.74 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49253
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $2,404.74 $62,304.74 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47610
Q4 2012 Historical $1,404.74 $2,404.74 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46063
Pre-General 2012 Historical $57,404.74 $1,404.74 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44541
Q3 2012 Historical $68,904.74 $57,404.74 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43688
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $87,904.74 $68,904.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42166
Q2 2012 Historical $7,404.74 $87,904.74 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40866
Q1 2012 Historical $7,519.74 $7,404.74 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39923

As filed on this report: cash beginning $7,519.74, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $7,404.74.

Year-End 2011 Historical $1,084.74 $7,519.74 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39026
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $1,184.74 $1,084.74 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37437

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,184.74, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,084.74.

Q4 2010 Historical $1,184.74 $1,184.74 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36211
Pre-General 2010 Historical $1,184.74 $1,184.74 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34959
Q3 2010 Historical $1,184.74 $1,184.74 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33882
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1,184.74 $1,184.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32529
Q2 2010 Historical $1,184.74 $1,184.74 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 32418
Q1 2010 Historical $1,284.74 $1,184.74 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30543
Year-End 2009 Historical $1,284.74 $1,284.74 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29294
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $1,284.74 $1,284.74 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28028
Q4 2008 Historical $1,284.74 $1,284.74 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26035
Pre-General 2008 Historical $1,284.74 $1,284.74 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25175
Q3 2008 Historical $2,784.74 $1,284.74 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23874
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $3,784.74 $2,784.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23021

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,784.74, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,784.74.

Q2 2008 Historical $5,784.74 $3,784.74 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21588
Q1 2008 Historical $5,784.74 $5,784.74 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20319
Year-End 2007 Historical $7,134.74 $5,784.74 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14566
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $24.74 $7,134.74 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13581
Q4 2006 Historical $34.74 $24.74 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12418

As filed on this report: cash beginning $34.74, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $24.74.

Pre-General 2006 Historical $34.74 $34.74 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11470
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $4,034.74 $34.74 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11283
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $4,034.74 $4,034.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9186
Q2 2006 Historical $4,034.74 $4,034.74 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8423
Q1 2006 Historical $4,109.74 $4,034.74 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6668

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,109.74, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,034.74.

Q4 2005 Historical $4,109.74 $4,109.74 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5650
Q3 2005 Historical $4,109.74 $4,109.74 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4991
Q2 2005 Historical $4,109.74 $4,109.74 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4298
Q1 2005 Historical $5,184.74 $4,109.74 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3846
Q4 2004 Historical $454.74 $5,184.74 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3078
Q3 2004 Historical $504.74 $454.74 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1799
Q2 2004 Historical $534.74 $504.74 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 856
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $0.00 $534.74 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 1800