Tennesseans for Good State Government

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2006 · Treasurer: Troy Brewer · Nashville, TN

Raised
$194,215
Total Spent
$99,652
To other PACs
$47,100
47% of spending
Operating & other
$32,772
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,900 to 2 candidates
$3,900 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $99,652 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,100 (47%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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).

Operating spending: $32,772 ÷ Total spent: $99,652
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $32,772
Contributions to candidates $18,780

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $2,500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $18,780 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,900. Of the $14,880 difference, $14,880 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,880 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Claybaker, Ben $5,000.00
  • Williamson, Charles $5,000.00
  • Women's Political Collaborative $1,500.00
  • Loe, Gary $1,400.00
  • Green, Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Women Veterans of America $500.00
  • Tennessee State Museum $480.00

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
House Republican Caucus $32,100.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $15,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Romney Victory Massachusetts $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraising Consulting $13,813.66
Donations $4,200.00
Accounting/Compliance $3,237.50
Photography $1,820.13
Travel $1,695.63
Gifts/Awards $1,414.60
Flowers/Gifts $1,258.64
Meals $1,251.78
Robo Calls $1,100.00
Campaign Workers $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Oscar Morris McKenzie, TN Retired $15,000.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) Winston-Salem, NC — $10,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Anheuser Busch Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Tennessee Federation for Children PAC Washington, DC — $7,200.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $7,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) Brentwood, TN — $5,900.00
BBS Good Govt Committee Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Comcast Corp Philadelphia, PA — $5,000.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00

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
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $426,600.96 $444,257.04 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $349,832.03 $426,600.96 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $316,325.66 $349,832.03 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $302,418.61 $316,325.66 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $326,796.48 $302,418.61 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $350,831.31 $326,796.48 Source ↗