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Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$72,250
Total Spent
$74,542
To TN candidates
$50,500
68% of spending
To other PACs
$24,000
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,250 to 23 candidates
$27,250 to 20 Republicans $3,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $74,542 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $50,500 (68%) — 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: $42 ÷ Total spent: $74,542
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $42
Contributions to candidates $50,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $10,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $1,500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 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
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $50,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $30,250. Of the $20,250 difference, $20,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $5,000.00
  • Holt, Andrew $2,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $2,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,500.00
  • Coley, James $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $750.00
  • …and 6 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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,500.00
McCormick PAC $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $42.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
RAI Services Company Winston-Salem, NC — $72,250.00

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 2018 Historical $2,055.77 $2,045.54 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82705
Pre-General 2018 Historical $46,805.77 $2,055.77 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80991
Q3 2018 Historical $1,845.72 $46,805.77 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79468
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,845.72 $1,845.72 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77675
Q2 2018 Historical $1,386.23 $1,845.72 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76091
Q1 2018 Historical $1,528.23 $1,386.23 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74415