Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$81,150
incl. $150 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$65,960
To TN candidates
$60,000
91% of spending
To other PACs
$5,500
8.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $24,000 to 25 candidates
$19,250 to 19 Republicans $4,750 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,960 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,000 (91%) — 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: $460 ÷ Total spent: $65,960
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $460
Contributions to candidates $60,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $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 $60,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $24,000. Of the $36,000 difference, $36,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $36,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $7,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $2,000.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $2,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,250.00
  • Harrison, Michael $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Hall, Steve $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $1,000.00
  • …and 28 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
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Quest PAC $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
TN K PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $460.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $4,000.00
Harpeth Liquors Inc. Franklin, TN — $4,000.00
Parkway Discount Wine Liquor Johnson City, TN — $2,500.00
Wayne S Wine Liquor Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Bud S Liquor Wine Mart Nashville, TN — $1,750.00
Liquor World of Nashville Inc. Antioch, TN — $1,750.00
Bob S Package Store Inc. Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Kimbrough Towers Wine and Spirits LLC Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Liquors, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Dixie Lee Wines Liquors Farragut, TN — $1,250.00

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $56,196.66 $28,796.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $14,006.66 $56,196.66 Source ↗