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Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$65,202
incl. $2 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,000
To other PACs
$35,500
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$34,500
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $27,000 to 25 candidates
$26,250 to 24 Republicans $750 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,500 (51%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $70,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $34,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 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 $34,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $27,000. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Faison's Freedom $2,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $750.00
  • Reeves, William S. $750.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $3,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $3,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00
Reedy PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Reynolds American Inc. Winston-Salem, NC — $65,200.00

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 2021 Historical $4,885.80 $59.93 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97197
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $1,055.30 $4,885.80 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95506