KEYPAC (Ken Yager)

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2016 · Treasurer: Sean Hensley · Kingston, TN

Raised
$142,020
incl. $70 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,339
To other PACs
$10,000
41% of spending
Operating & other
$8,339
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 5 candidates
$5,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,339 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (41%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $8,339 ÷ Total spent: $24,339
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,339
Contributions to candidates $6,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00

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 $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $6,828.50
Food $1,377.30
Bank Fees $132.72

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $15,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) Brentwood, TN — $11,500.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $9,500.00
Advance PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Action Committee for Rural Electrification Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Brentwood, TN — $3,000.00
FBT Public Policy Fund Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Flex PAC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt) Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund Madison, TN — $2,500.00

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 2016 Historical $78,418.98 $117,681.48 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $73,744.98 $78,418.98 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $41,500.00 $73,744.98 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $21,000.00 $41,500.00 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $0.00 $21,000.00 Source ↗