Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$22,500
Total Spent
$28,750
To TN candidates
$23,500
82% of spending
To other PACs
$5,250
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 6 candidates
$5,250 to 5 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,500 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $28,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $23,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,250.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 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 $23,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $18,000 difference, $18,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,250.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
  • …and 17 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
RAAMPAC $1,250.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Forrest Beavin Antioch, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Grapewine Wine and Spirits LLC Brentwood, TN — $2,000.00
Charles Sonnenberg Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Fan Properties LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
George Jeram Stewart, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Grand Cru, LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Josh Hammond Memphis, TN Busters Liquors and Wines $1,000.00
Kimbrough Towers Wine and Spirits LLC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Logan McKenzie LLC Franklin, TN — $1,000.00
Michael Everett Jackson, 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 2008 Amended Historical $15,637.16 $5,637.16 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $16,137.16 $15,637.16 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $15,387.16 $16,137.16 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $30,837.16 $15,387.16 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $14,937.16 $30,837.16 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $10,937.16 $14,937.16 Source ↗