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Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,450
Total Spent
$65,500
To TN candidates
$62,000
95% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
5.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $26,750 to 30 candidates
$24,250 to 25 Republicans $2,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,000 (95%) — 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: $65,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $62,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 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 $62,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $26,750. Of the $35,250 difference, $35,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $35,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $2,500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • …and 23 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
Senate Republican Caucus $1,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Red State PAC $500.00
Advance Tennessee $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Parkway Discount Wine Liquor Johnson City, TN — $2,500.00
Liquor World of Nashville Inc. Antioch, TN — $1,500.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Bluegrass Beverages Hendersonville, TN — $1,000.00
Broadway Discount Liquor Gallatin, TN — $1,000.00
Bud S Liquor Wine Mart Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
CNG Wine Spirits Murfreesboro, TN — $1,000.00
Cheers Collierville, TN — $1,000.00
Farragut Wine Spirits Knoxville, TN — $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 2014 Historical $14,396.66 $15,646.66 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58778
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $40,896.66 $14,396.66 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58758
Q3 2014 Historical $34,946.66 $40,896.66 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56378
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $24,946.66 $34,946.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 57518
Q2 2014 Historical $40,446.66 $24,946.66 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53073
Q1 2014 Historical $28,796.66 $40,446.66 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50906