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Sevier County Good Government PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: James D Blalock · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$40,000
Total Spent
$37,200
To TN candidates
$27,000
73% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 7 candidates
$8,000 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,000 (73%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $200 ÷ Total spent: $37,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $200
Contributions to candidates $27,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $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 $27,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $19,000 difference, $19,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $10,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $2,000.00
  • Ballard, Phil $1,500.00
  • Jones, James R $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $1,000.00
  • Hurley, Julia $500.00
  • Hutchison, Tim $500.00
  • Loe, Gary $500.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $500.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $500.00
  • …and 2 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Annual Fee $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Blalock Sons Inc. Sevierville, TN — $40,000.00

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
Q4 2012 Historical $6,709.40 $6,609.40 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45846
Pre-General 2012 Historical $12,209.40 $6,709.40 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44591
Q3 2012 Historical $3,709.40 $12,209.40 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43206
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $5,209.40 $3,709.40 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41842
Q2 2012 Historical $2,709.40 $5,209.40 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40571
Q1 2012 Historical $3,809.40 $2,709.40 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39438