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Johnson Poss Kirby Government Relations

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2011 · Treasurer: Holly Kirby · Nashville, TN

Raised
$80,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$77,801
To TN candidates
$62,750
81% of spending
To other PACs
$15,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $53,250 to 76 candidates
$46,000 to 65 Republicans $7,250 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,801 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,750 (81%) — 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: $51 ÷ Total spent: $77,801
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $51
Contributions to candidates $62,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 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 $62,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $53,250. 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:

  • Cooper, Barbara $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Maynard, Jerry $1,000.00
  • Hall, Donnie $750.00
  • Testerman, Janet $750.00
  • Weathers, Troy $750.00
  • Faison's Freedom $750.00
  • Helton, Esther $750.00
  • Swann, Art $750.00
  • Beck, Bill $500.00
  • …and 3 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 $1,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $1,000.00
Envision Tennessee $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Nash PAC $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $50.98

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Anheuser Busch Atlanta, GA — $55,000.00
Johnsonposs Government Relations Nashville, TN — $25,000.00

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 2022 Amended Historical $58,994.55 $2,744.55 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 110112
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $60,494.55 $58,994.55 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 111402
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $39,045.53 $60,494.55 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 111401
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $41,045.53 $39,045.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102908
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $20,545.53 $41,045.53 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 105332
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $489.53 $20,545.53 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 103670