Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$62,008

incl. $8 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$66,000

To other PACs

$46,500

70% of spending

To TN candidates

$19,500

30% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $11,750 to 17 candidates

$9,250 to 12 Republicans $2,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,500 (70%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $66,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$19,500

Source filings:

To other PACs $46,500 70%
To TN candidates $19,500 30%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$1,500.00
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$1,500.00
John K Crawford ^†	Tennessee House, District 01	Rep.	$1,000.00
Ron M. Gant ^†	Tennessee House, District 94	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jerome F. Moon ^†	Tennessee House, District 08	Rep.	$750.00
Bill Powers ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 22	Rep.	$500.00
Bud Hulsey ^†	Tennessee House, District 02	Rep.	$500.00
Chris Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 73	Rep.	$500.00
Dave Wright ^†	Tennessee House, District 19	Rep.	$500.00
Debra Moody ^†	Tennessee House, District 81	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 $19,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,750. Of the $7,750 difference, $7,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Gresham, Dolores $1,500.00
Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
Holt, Andrew $1,000.00
Akbari (House), Raumesh $750.00
Carter, Mike $500.00
Hill, Matthew $500.00
Hodges, Jason $500.00
Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
Robinson, Katrina $500.00
Sexton, Jerry $500.00
…and 1 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton)	$10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$10,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)	$5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus	$5,000.00
House Republican Caucus	$3,000.00
Nash PAC	$3,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey)	$2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson)	$1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
RAI Services Company	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$62,000.00

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 2019 Historical	$1,963.15	$2,178.93	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86403
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$2,045.54	$1,963.15	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84249