Suntrust Bank of TN INC Good Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

Raised
$22,155
incl. $10,226 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,619
Spent outside Tennessee
$17,669
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,800
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $200 to 1 candidate
$200 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,619 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,669 (53%) — 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).

Operating spending: $150 ÷ Total spent: $33,619
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $10,800

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $200.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $10,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $200. Of the $10,600 difference, $10,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Alexander for Senate $3,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $2,000.00
  • Wamp, Zach $1,500.00
  • Cooper for Congress $1,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $1,000.00
  • Corker, Robert $1,000.00
  • Levi, Carl $500.00
  • Huddleston, Henry $500.00
  • Duncan for Congress $100.00

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
Tenn Bankers Pac-Federal Fund $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $17,669 to 6 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Vocus Goverment Relations Delaware $9,518.67
Suntrust PAC Virginia $6,500.00
Re-Elect Harold Ford Washington, D.C. $1,000.00
Irons, Bobby Alabama $250.00
Connolly, Chris Alabama $200.00
Curtis, Mike Alabama $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Donald Hopson Sevierville, TN Suntrust Bank $817.00
Lewis Wexler Johnson City, TN — $800.00
Gordon Fee Oak Ridge, TN — $750.00
Jack Mc Kee Collegedale, TN Suntrust $750.00
Thad Cox Knoxville, TN Suntrust Bank $750.00
Kenneth Pinkston Nashville, TN — $700.00
E Y Chapin Lookout Mountain, TN — $500.00
Jim Kennedy Chattanooga, TN Suntrust $500.00
R S Lipman Nashville, TN — $500.00
Robert Koonce Florence, AL Suntrust $435.00

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 2004 Historical $93,855.03 $87,969.93 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $91,750.93 $93,855.03 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $101,368.52 $91,750.93 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $99,038.95 $101,368.52 Source ↗