Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2006 · Treasurer: Steve Kottak · Winston-Salem, NC

Raised

$40,209

incl. $9 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$36,685

To other PACs

$23,000

63% of spending

To TN candidates

$13,500

37% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 5 candidates

$2,500 to 4 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,685 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,000 (63%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $185 ÷ Total spent: $36,685

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$185
Contributions to candidates	$13,500

Source filings:

To other PACs $23,000 63%
To TN candidates $13,500 37%
Operating & other $185 0.5%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jeremy Faison ^†	Tennessee House, District 11	Rep.	$500.00
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$500.00
Kelly T Keisling ^†	Tennessee House, District 38	Rep.	$500.00
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $10,500 difference, $10,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
Bass, Eddie $500.00
Beavers, Mae $500.00
Butt, Sheila $500.00
Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
Ford, Dale $500.00
Forgety, John W. $500.00
…and 7 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
Harwell PAC	$10,000.00
RAAMPAC	$10,000.00
McCormick PAC	$1,000.00
MPAC	$1,000.00
Maintaining Our Majority PAC Mom PAC	$500.00
Quest PAC	$500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Registry Of Election Finance Fee	$100.00
Bank Fees	$84.62

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
State of Tenneessee	Registry Of Election Finance Fee	01/20/2011	$100.00
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	05/16/2011	$14.48
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	02/16/2011	$14.16
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	04/18/2011	$14.00
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	03/16/2011	$14.00
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	06/16/2011	$13.99
Mechanics & Farmers Bank	Bank Fees	01/18/2011	$13.99

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
RAI Services Company	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$40,000.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) Sponsor	Winston- Salem, NC	—	$200.00

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 2011 Historical	$182.66	$3,595.73	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38297
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$167.28	$182.66	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37299