Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$55,350

incl. $100 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$62,250

To other PACs

$34,000

55% of spending

To TN candidates

$28,250

45% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $25,750 to 26 candidates

$23,750 to 24 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $62,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,000 (55%) — 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: $62,250

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$28,250

Source filings:

To other PACs $34,000 55%
To TN candidates $28,250 45%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Lee ^†	Governor	Rep.	$5,000.00
Paul Bailey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 15	Rep.	$1,500.00
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$1,500.00
Brent Taylor ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 31	Rep.	$1,000.00
Bryan Terry ^†	Tennessee House, District 48	Rep.	$1,000.00
Chris Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 73	Rep.	$1,000.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 01	Rep.	$1,000.00
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan ^†	Tennessee House, District 95	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 $28,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,750. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Faison's Freedom $2,000.00
Poczobut, David $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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$2,500.00
Tennessee Conservatives PAC	$2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson)	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Reynolds American Inc.	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$55,250.00

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 2022 Amended Historical	$6,663.25	$6,664.45	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108287
As filed on this report: cash beginning $6,663.25, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $6,664.45.
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical	$6,663.25	$6,663.25	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106515
Q3 2022 Historical	$6,911.28	$6,663.25	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104552
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$161.28	$6,911.28	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102651
Q2 2022 Historical	$60.60	$161.28	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100854
Q1 2022 Amended Historical	$59.93	$60.60	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 100855