Knox Good Government PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$9,100

incl. $100 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$8,500

To TN candidates

$7,000

82% of spending

To other PACs

$1,500

18% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 9 candidates

$2,000 to 7 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $8,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$7,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $7,000 82%
To other PACs $1,500 18%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Michael Harrison ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	Rep.	$500.00
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$250.00
Darren Jernigan ^†	Tennessee House, District 60	Dem.	$250.00
Joey Hensley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 28	Rep.	$250.00
Mary Littleton ^†	Tennessee House, District 78	Rep.	$250.00
Rusty Crowe ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 03	Rep.	$250.00
Ryan D. Williams ^†	Tennessee House, District 42	Rep.	$250.00
Sara Kyle ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 30	Dem.	$250.00
Timothy Hill ^†	Tennessee House, District 03	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 $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $4,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Sanger for School Board $3,000.00
Calfee, Kent $500.00
Doss, Barry $250.00
Shepard, David $250.00
Tate, Reginald $250.00
Van Huss, Micah $250.00

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	$1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Billy Stair	Knoxville, TN	Not Employed	$3,000.00
Joseph Sullivan	Knoxville, TN	—	$3,000.00
Joe May	Knoxville, TN	Artemis TN	$1,500.00
Kathy May	Knoxville, TN	RRC	$1,500.00

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 2014 Amended Historical	$100.00	$600.00	Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59900
Pre-General 2014 Historical	$0.00	$100.00	Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58030