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TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$36,775
Total Spent
$26,500
To TN candidates
$24,500
92% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
7.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,500 to 14 candidates
$12,500 to 13 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,500 (92%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $26,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $24,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $24,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,500. Of the $11,000 difference, $11,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $1,000.00
  • …and 1 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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniels Lynchburg, TN — $7,500.00
Ole Smokey Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Sugarlands Gatlinburg, TN — $5,000.00
Chattanooga Whiskey Chattanooga, TN — $3,000.00
Sazerac of Tennessee Newport, TN — $3,000.00
Old Forge Pigeon Forge, TN — $2,500.00
Corsair Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Dumplin Creek Distillery LLC Kodiak, TN — $1,500.00
Old Dominick Distillery Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Old TN Distilling Company Kodak, TN — $1,500.00

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
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $3,067.12 $11,342.12 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 90553
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $1,150.28 $3,067.12 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 90554