JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2011 · Treasurer: Tommy Nelms · Franklin, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $8,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$488,000
Total Spent
$547,416
To TN candidates
$177,324
32% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$169,857
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $130,741 to 15 candidates
$130,741 to 15 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $547,416 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $177,324 (32%) — 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: $91,625 ÷ Total spent: $547,416
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $91,625
Contributions to candidates $177,324

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $30,800.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $25,400.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $18,170.80
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $17,500.00
Lee Reeves Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $16,500.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $12,000.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $3,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,346.79
Ken Yager Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,146.80
Andy (Andrew) J. Swafford Tennessee House, District 31 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 $177,324 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $130,741. Of the $46,583 difference, $108,024 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $61,441 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $108,024 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Anchor Research $20,500.00
  • Echowave $14,255.08
  • Kerr, Bo $7,500.00
  • The Alderman Group $5,000.00
  • Yes On 2 $5,000.00
  • Wcle Radio $4,998.00
  • 21st District Recovery Court $3,500.00
  • Tom Tunnicliffe for County Commissioner $2,500.00
  • Andy Marshall for County Mayor $2,500.00
  • Williamson County Animal Shelter $2,500.00
  • …and 44 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
Senate Republican Caucus $100,000.00
TN Republican Party $3,000.00
Williamson County Career Republican Wome $2,758.00
TN Young Republicans $2,500.00
Hard Bargain Association $300.00
Republican Women of WMSN County $52.75

Given in Other States

This committee sent $169,857 to 7 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 6 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Big Dog Strategies Florida $150,368.21
Victory Enterprises Iowa $12,000.00
Southwest Airlines Texas $4,249.20
American Airlines Texas $1,625.19
Delta Airlines Georgia $1,146.80
Capitol Commission North Carolina $250.00
The Reagan Legacy Foundation California $217.10

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $25,720.43
Public Transportation $18,431.92
Polling $8,500.00
Professional Services $8,250.00
Music Performers $6,600.00
Fundraising-Supplies $5,192.60
Hotel $4,578.52
Event Space $3,150.39
Public Transportation-The Boring Company $2,254.07
Public Transportation-Policy Summit In Washington $1,834.40

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
VGW Luckyland Inc. Portsmouth, NH — $30,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Tennesseans for Student Success Action Franklin, TN — $25,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) Brentwood, TN — $25,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC Chattanooga, TN — $15,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Aks PAC Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Tennessee Bankers Association PAC Nashville, TN — $12,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Washington, DC — $10,000.00
Focus PAC Inc. Waynesboro, TN — $10,000.00

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
Q3 2026 $116,246.67 $182,733.63 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129483
Pre-Primary 2026 $359,470.21 $116,246.67 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127857
Q2 2026 $208,522.08 $359,470.21 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126540
Q1 2026 $242,149.76 $208,522.08 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125790