Memphis

Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thad Cox · Madison, TN

Raised
$6,000
Total Spent
$10,500
To TN candidates
$10,250
98% of spending
Operating & other
$250
2.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,250 to 4 candidates
$1,000 to 3 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,250 (98%) — 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: $250 ÷ Total spent: $10,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $250
Contributions to candidates $10,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $10,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $2,000.00
  • Cohen, Steve $1,000.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Person, Jr., Curtis $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $250.00
  • Black, Diane $250.00
  • Burchett, Tim $250.00
  • …and 11 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Unspecified $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Sonnenberg Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
J Barleycorn LLC Nashvi Lle, TN — $1,000.00
Josh Hammond Memphis, TN Busters Liquors and Wines $1,000.00
Robert Gilbertson Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Thad Cox Jr Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
William H Nunnelly Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00

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
Q4 2005 Amended Historical $17,812.16 $8,012.16 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 42863
Q3 2005 Historical $14,812.16 $17,812.16 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4804
Q2 2005 Historical $14,812.16 $14,812.16 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4182
Q1 2005 Historical $14,891.27 $14,812.16 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3579