Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$71,050
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$59,750
To TN candidates
$46,750
78% of spending
To other PACs
$13,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $26,500 to 26 candidates
$18,500 to 19 Republicans $8,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $59,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,750 (78%) — 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: $59,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $46,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 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 $46,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $26,500. Of the $20,250 difference, $20,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Matheny, Judd $2,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • …and 13 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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
Doc PAC $1,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $3,000.00
Bard Quillman Jr Franklin, TN — $3,000.00
Farragut Wine Spirits Knoxville, TN — $3,000.00
Good Times Wine Spirits Brews Crossville, TN — $3,000.00
Grapevine Wine Spirits LLC Brentwood, TN — $3,000.00
High Note Liquors Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Macdoogal S Liquor Warehouse Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
One Stop Wines Liquors Johnson City, TN — $3,000.00
Parkway Discount Wine Liquor Johnson City, TN — $3,000.00
Poplar Wine Spirits Collierville, TN — $3,000.00

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 2016 Historical $11,709.11 $16,559.11 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70273
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $15,909.11 $11,709.11 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 79851
Q3 2016 Historical $12,659.11 $15,909.11 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67047
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $8,409.11 $12,659.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 79840
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $8,659.11 $8,409.11 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 79841
Q1 2016 Historical $5,359.11 $8,659.11 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62852