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Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$103,250
Total Spent
$103,418
To TN candidates
$52,750
51% of spending
To other PACs
$50,500
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $48,750 to 58 candidates
$42,250 to 50 Republicans $6,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $103,418 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,750 (51%) — 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: $168 ÷ Total spent: $103,418
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $168
Contributions to candidates $52,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $4,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 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 $52,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $48,750. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,250.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Anderson, Rebecca $750.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • 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 $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $2,000.00
Faison Freedom PAC $1,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $168.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Reynolds American Inc. Winston-Salem, NC — $103,250.00

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 2024 Historical $3,843.18 $3,809.18 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120566
Pre-General 2024 Historical $3,843.18 $3,843.18 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118907
Q3 2024 Historical $2,872.11 $3,843.18 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117728
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $2,872.11 $2,872.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115820
Q2 2024 Historical $2,911.94 $2,872.11 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114725
Q1 2024 Historical $2,451.53 $2,911.94 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113010