Memphis

TDG-PAC (Kent Merritt)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$37,500
Total Spent
$35,000
To TN candidates
$30,000
86% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,750 to 33 candidates
$23,750 to 25 Republicans $7,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $35,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (86%) — 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: $35,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $30,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Butler Tennessee House, District 41 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Dennis Powers Tennessee House, District 36 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
Greg Martin Tennessee House, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jake McCalmon Tennessee House, District 63 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $30,750 from this committee — $750 more than its own filings itemize ($30,000), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

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
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $5,000.00
Mother Murphys Greensboro, NC — $5,000.00
Ole Smoky Distillery LLC Sevierville, TN — $4,000.00
Sugarlands Distilling Co LLC Gatlinburg, TN — $2,500.00
Aero Services Group Inc. Saint Louis Park, MN — $1,500.00
Grain Processing Corp Muscatine, IA — $1,500.00
Jack Daniels Lynchburg, TN — $1,500.00
Motlow College Foundation Lynchburg, TN — $1,500.00
Old Dominick Distillery Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Old Forge Distillery LLC Pigeon Forge, 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 2025 $14,684.74 $2,684.74 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124183
Mid-Year 2025 $184.74 $14,684.74 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122587