Knox Good Government PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,000
Total Spent
$3,750
To TN candidates
$3,750
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 4 candidates
$1,250 to 3 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,750 (100%) — 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: $3,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $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 $3,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Daniel, Martin $250.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $250.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $250.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $250.00
  • Shepard, David $250.00
  • Tate, Reginald $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Billy Stair Knoxville, TN Not Employed $2,000.00
Joe May Knoxville, TN Artemis TN $2,000.00

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
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $350.00 $829.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $600.00 $350.00 Source ↗