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Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$6,000
Total Spent
$9,950
To TN candidates
$9,950
100% 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 $9,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,950 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $9,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,950
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $9,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $8,700 difference, $8,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00
  • Black, Diane $250.00
  • Briley, Rob $250.00
  • …and 9 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Sonnenberg Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Chris Gettelfinger Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
G H Christianson Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Josh Hammond Memphis, TN Busters Liquors and Wines $1,000.00
Steven Gettelfinger Norris, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Thad Cox Jr Knoxville, 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 2006 Amended Historical $2,787.16 $3,787.16 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 42867

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,787.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,787.16.
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $8,437.16 $2,787.16 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 42866
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $9,437.16 $8,437.16 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10944
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $9,937.16 $9,437.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 42865

As filed on this report: cash beginning $9,937.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $9,437.16.
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $9,937.16 $9,937.16 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 42864
Q1 2006 Historical $8,012.16 $9,937.16 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6157