Tennesseans for Good State Government
Registered Sep 2006 · Treasurer: Troy Brewer · Nashville, TN
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 / overhead spending | $32,772 |
| Contributions to candidates | $18,780 |
- To other PACs $47,100 47%
- Operating & other $32,772 33%
- To TN candidates $18,780 19%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 1.0%
“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
| 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
| 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Romney Victory | Massachusetts | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| 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 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaegi, Bryan | Fundraising Consulting | 02/07/2012 | $11,115.00 |
| Persuasion Partners | Fundraising Consulting | 04/02/2012 | $2,698.66 |
| National Ms Society | Donations | 08/06/2012 | $2,500.00 |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | Accounting/Compliance | 02/07/2012 | $2,450.00 |
| Humanities Tennessee | Donations | 09/05/2012 | $1,600.00 |
| Woodcuts Gallery | Photography | 05/14/2012 | $1,593.79 |
| Ovation Awards & Engraving | Gifts/Awards | 12/21/2012 | $1,290.24 |
| Conquest Communications | Robo Calls | 12/12/2012 | $1,100.00 |
| Tracy, Chad | Campaign Workers | 12/05/2012 | $1,000.00 |
| Troy Brewer CPA Inc. | Accounting/Compliance | 09/05/2012 | $787.50 |
Who Funds It
| 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.
| 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 ↗ |