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TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$25,150
Total Spent
$26,250
To TN candidates
$26,250
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,500 to 30 candidates
$20,500 to 24 Republicans $5,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,250 (100%) — 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: $26,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $26,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $26,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,500. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $750.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $5,000.00
Nelson S Green Brier Distillery LLC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Ole Smoky Distillery LLC Sevierville, TN — $2,500.00
Sugarlands Gatlinburg, TN — $2,500.00
Old Forge Distillery LLC Pigeon Forge, TN — $1,500.00
Cunningham Spirits LLC Clarksville, TN — $1,000.00
Old Dominick Distillery Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Old TN Distilling Company Kodak, TN — $1,000.00
Tennessee Legends Distillery Sevierville, TN — $1,000.00
Tennessee Stillhouse Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00

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
Year-End 2023 Historical $6,084.74 $4,984.74 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110825
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $6,084.74 $6,084.74 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108979