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 $1,750 to 7 candidates
$1,500 to 6 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (82%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $8,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $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 $1,750. Of the $5,250 difference, $5,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sanger for School Board $3,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Harrison, Michael $500.00
  • Doss, Barry $250.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 Late Historical $0.00 $100.00 Source ↗