Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randolph C. Tompson · Winston-Salem, NC

Raised

$823,927

incl. $179,452 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$723,793

Spent outside Tennessee

$668,875

92% of spending

Operating & other

$30,968

4.3% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 4 candidates

$2,000 to 3 Republicans $500 to 1 Independent

Where the Money Goes

Of the $723,793 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $668,875 (92%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $30,968 ÷ Total spent: $723,793

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$30,968
Contributions to candidates	$20,450

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $668,875 92%
Operating & other $30,968 4.3%
To TN candidates $20,450 2.8%
To other PACs $3,500 0.5%

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Marsha Blackburn ^†	Governor	Rep.	$1,000.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Larry Jeremiah Brown ^†	Tennessee House, District 11	Ind.	$500.00
Ron Ramsey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 04	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 $20,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $17,950 difference, $17,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Tanner, John $3,000.00
Davis, Lincoln $2,000.00
Jenkins, William $2,000.00
Davidson, Eugene $2,000.00
Gordon, Bart $1,500.00
Duncan for Congress $1,000.00
Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
Hagood, Jamie $500.00
Baird, William $500.00
…and 10 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
Senate Democratic Caucus	$2,000.00
House Democratic Caucus	$1,000.00
Rampac	$500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $668,875 to 431 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 41 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient	State	Total
National Republican Congressional Comm	Washington, D.C.	$15,000.00
National Republican Senatorial Comm	Washington, D.C.	$15,000.00
Special Teams 2004	Washington, D.C.	$15,000.00
Foxx, Virginia	North Carolina	$9,000.00
Simmons for Congress	Connecticut	$9,000.00
Garrou, Linda	North Carolina	$8,000.00
Hays for Congress	North Carolina	$7,500.00
Dent, Charlie	Pennsylvania	$6,500.00
Mc Henry for Congress	North Carolina	$6,500.00
Baca, Joe	California	$6,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Pac Transfer	$25,000.00
Donations	$2,850.00
Admin Expense	$1,517.60
Fed Tax	$1,427.28
Annual Pac Fee	$150.00
Reimbursement	$20.00
Bank Fees	$3.42

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Pennsylvania RJR PAC	Pac Transfer	07/23/2004	$5,000.00
Pennsylvania RJR PAC	Pac Transfer	02/28/2004	$5,000.00
Pennsylvania RJR PAC	Pac Transfer	10/26/2004	$5,000.00
Pennsylvania RJR PAC	Pac Transfer	04/19/2004	$5,000.00
Pennsylvania RJR PAC	Pac Transfer	05/19/2004	$5,000.00
R. J. Reynolds Tabacoc Company	Admin Expense	10/15/2004	$1,517.60
Mechanics and Farmers Bank	Fed Tax	03/12/2004	$1,427.28
Davis, Geoff	Donations	09/30/2004	$1,000.00
Pearce for Congress	Donations	09/10/2004	$1,000.00
Hargett, Tre	Donations	10/12/2004	$400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Brown Williamson Tobacco Corp PAC	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$340,000.00
Charles Blixt	Advance, NC	Reynolds American	$5,023.04
Andrew Schindler	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$5,000.00
LYNN Beasley	Winston-Salem, NC	—	$5,000.00
Palmetto Freedom PAC	Lexington, KY	—	$5,000.00
Dianne Neal	Winston-Salem, NC	Reynolds American	$4,258.31
Richard Sanders	Santa Fe, NM	Santa Fe National Tob	$4,223.36
Kenneth Lapiejko	Advance, NC	—	$4,160.04
Tommy Payne	Winston-Salem, NC	Reynolds American	$3,484.96
Ann Johnston	Winston-Salem, NC	Reynolds American	$3,044.20

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 2004 Historical	$502,984.59	$435,273.09	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3134
Q3 2004 Historical	$311,668.91	$502,984.59	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2185
Q2 2004 Amended Historical	$283,004.18	$311,668.91	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 4805
Q1 2004 Amended Historical	$333,053.00	$283,004.18	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 2544