JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$41,050
Total Spent
$53,700
To TN candidates
$28,500
53% of spending
To other PACs
$22,500
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 4 candidates
$19,000 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (53%) — 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: $2,700 ÷ Total spent: $53,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,700
Contributions to candidates $28,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $8,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $7,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $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 $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,000. Of the $9,500 difference, $9,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jim Tracy for Congress $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Evans, Joshua $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Gotto, Jim $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Brent $500.00
  • Dubois, J. Thomas $500.00
  • Brewer, Troy $500.00
  • Cuellar, Diana $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • …and 20 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 $20,000.00
RAAMPAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,500.00
Dues / Subscriptions $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $4,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $4,000.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Community Health Systems Professional SVCS Corp Franklin, TN — $2,500.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) Winston-Salem, NC — $2,000.00
Pfizer PAC New York, NY — $1,500.00
Anheuser Busch Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Arda Roc PAC Washington, DC — $1,000.00
Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC Cedar Falls, IA — $1,000.00
LKQ Corporation Employee Good Govt Fund Ft. Lauderdale, FL — $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
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $7,570.00 $4,869.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $9,470.00 $7,570.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $32,970.00 $9,470.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $17,720.00 $32,970.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $16,720.00 $17,720.00 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $18,920.00 $16,720.00 Source ↗