Memphis

TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2016 · Treasurer: Brent McLean · Nashville, TN

Raised
$22,500
Total Spent
$12,000
To other PACs
$9,000
75% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,000
25% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (75%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $12,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $3,500.00
Quest PAC $3,500.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $5,000.00
Old Dominick Distillery Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Sugarlands Distilling Co LLC Gatlinburg, TN — $5,000.00
Old Forge Distillery LLC Pigeon Forge, TN — $2,500.00
Speakeasy Spirits LLC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Thunder Road Distillery Kodak, TN — $2,500.00

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 2016 Historical $14,365.70 $10,365.70 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70112
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $12,956.05 $14,365.70 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 70110
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $500.00 $12,956.05 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 76721
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $0.00 $500.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66790