RJR PAC Reynolds American Inc.
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randolph C. Tompson · Winston-Salem, NC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $723,793 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $668,875 (92%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $668,875 92%
- Operating & other $30,968 4.3%
- To TN candidates $20,450 2.8%
- To other PACs $3,500 0.5%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn † | Governor | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Larry Jeremiah Brown † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Ind. | $500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $20,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $18,450 difference, $18,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $18,450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Tanner, John $3,000.00
- Davis, Lincoln $2,000.00
- Jenkins, William $2,000.00
- Davidson, Eugene $2,000.00
- Gordon, Bart $1,500.00
- Duncan for Congress $1,000.00
- Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
- Hagood, Jamie $500.00
- Baird, William $500.00
- …and 11 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Rampac | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $668,875 to 431 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 41 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| National Republican Congressional Comm | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| National Republican Senatorial Comm | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Special Teams 2004 | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Foxx, Virginia | North Carolina | $9,000.00 |
| Simmons for Congress | Connecticut | $9,000.00 |
| Garrou, Linda | North Carolina | $8,000.00 |
| Hays for Congress | North Carolina | $7,500.00 |
| Dent, Charlie | Pennsylvania | $6,500.00 |
| Mc Henry for Congress | North Carolina | $6,500.00 |
| Baca, Joe | California | $6,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Pac Transfer | $25,000.00 |
| Donations | $2,850.00 |
| Admin Expense | $1,517.60 |
| Fed Tax | $1,427.28 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $150.00 |
| Reimbursement | $20.00 |
| Bank Fees | $3.42 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania RJR PAC | Pac Transfer | 07/23/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| Pennsylvania RJR PAC | Pac Transfer | 02/28/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| Pennsylvania RJR PAC | Pac Transfer | 10/26/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| Pennsylvania RJR PAC | Pac Transfer | 04/19/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| Pennsylvania RJR PAC | Pac Transfer | 05/19/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| R. J. Reynolds Tabacoc Company | Admin Expense | 10/15/2004 | $1,517.60 |
| Mechanics and Farmers Bank | Fed Tax | 03/12/2004 | $1,427.28 |
| Davis, Geoff | Donations | 09/30/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| Pearce for Congress | Donations | 09/10/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| Hargett, Tre | Donations | 10/12/2004 | $400.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Williamson Tobacco Corp PAC | Winston-Salem, NC | — | $340,000.00 |
| Charles Blixt | Advance, NC | Reynolds American | $5,023.04 |
| Andrew Schindler | Winston-Salem, NC | — | $5,000.00 |
| Palmetto Freedom PAC | Lexington, KY | — | $5,000.00 |
| Dianne Neal | Winston-Salem, NC | Reynolds American | $4,258.31 |
| Richard Sanders | Santa Fe, NM | Santa Fe National Tob | $4,223.36 |
| Kenneth Lapiejko | Advance, NC | — | $4,160.04 |
| LYNN Beasley | Winston-Salem, NC | — | $3,678.16 |
| Tommy Payne | Winston-Salem, NC | Reynolds American | $3,484.96 |
| Ann Johnston | Winston-Salem, NC | Reynolds American | $3,044.20 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.