Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$45,800
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$55,988
To TN candidates
$53,250
95% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
4.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,250 to 28 candidates
$15,250 to 19 Republicans $8,000 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $55,988 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $53,250 (95%) — 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: $238 ÷ Total spent: $55,988
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $238
Contributions to candidates $53,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 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 $53,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,250. Of the $30,000 difference, $30,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,000 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
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Spivey, Billy $2,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • …and 27 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $237.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Liquor World of Nashville Inc. Antioch, TN — $2,750.00
High Note Liquors Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
West Meade Wine Liquor Mart Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Liquors, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,250.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Bluegrass Beverages Hendersonville, TN — $1,000.00
Bud Hal S Liquor Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Bud S Liquor Wine Mart Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Cheers Collierville, 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
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $26,546.66 $5,359.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $15,646.66 $26,546.66 Source ↗