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Knox Good Government PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2014 · Treasurer: Joe R. May · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$8,250
Total Spent
$8,580
To TN candidates
$8,400
98% of spending
Operating & other
$180
2.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 2 candidates
$250 to 1 Republican $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,580 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,400 (98%) — 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: $180 ÷ Total spent: $8,580
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $180
Contributions to candidates $8,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $7,900 difference, $7,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Rowell Campaign $7,500.00
  • Smith, Eddie $250.00
  • Daniel, Martin $150.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Reimbursement $179.75

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Joseph Sullivan Knoxville, TN — $7,500.00
Billy Stair Knoxville, TN Not Employed $500.00
Joe May Knoxville, TN Artemis TN $250.00

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 $179.75 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $179.75 $179.75 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Late Historical $179.75 $179.75 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $179.75 $179.75 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $829.75 $179.75 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $829.75 $829.75 Source ↗