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Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$63,000
Total Spent
$69,100
To other PACs
$40,500
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$28,500
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,750 to 9 candidates
$8,750 to 8 Republicans $2,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $69,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,500 (59%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $69,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $28,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $2,000.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $1,500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,750. Of the $17,750 difference, $17,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $2,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $2,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $1,500.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • …and 3 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Cas-Pac $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
McCormick PAC $2,000.00
Green PAC $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin Expenses $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
RAI Services Company Winston-Salem, NC — $63,000.00

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 2017 Historical $7,590.43 $1,528.23 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72687
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $7,770.36 $7,590.43 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71500