Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$70,075
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$66,700
To TN candidates
$62,700
94% of spending
To other PACs
$4,000
6.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,400 to 28 candidates
$16,150 to 23 Republicans $3,250 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,700 (94%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $66,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $62,700

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $62,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,400. Of the $43,300 difference, $43,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $43,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $2,000.00
  • Green, Mark E. $2,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $2,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Cobb, James $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Harrell, Lee $1,000.00
  • Harrison, Michael $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • …and 42 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 $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $3,650.00
Brentwood Wine Spirits Brentwood, TN — $2,250.00
Riverside Wine Spirits Chattanooga, TN — $2,150.00
Bud Hal S Liquor Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Bud S Liquor Wine Mart Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Liquor World of Nashville Inc. Antioch, TN — $1,750.00
Parkway Discount Wine Liquor Johnson City, TN — $1,750.00
Plaza Package Store Johnson City, TN — $1,750.00
Spirits of Atoka Atoka, TN — $1,750.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,650.00

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 2012 Historical $11,890.66 $14,006.66 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $6,365.66 $11,890.66 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $3,315.66 $6,365.66 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $11,565.66 $3,315.66 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $22,865.66 $11,565.66 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $7,099.66 $22,865.66 Source ↗