Suntrust Bank of TN INC Good Govt Fund
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $17,669 53%
- To TN candidates $10,800 32%
- To other PACs $5,000 15%
- Operating & other $150 0.4%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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.
| 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Annual Fee | $150.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Fee | 01/08/2004 | $150.00 |
Who Funds It
| 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.