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 $21,000 to 22 candidates
$15,500 to 16 Republicans $5,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $59,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,750 (78%) — 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: $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
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
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
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $21,000. Of the $25,750 difference, $25,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jernigan, Darren $2,500.00
  • 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
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • …and 17 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 ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $15,909.11 $11,709.11 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $12,659.11 $15,909.11 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $8,409.11 $12,659.11 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $8,659.11 $8,409.11 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $5,359.11 $8,659.11 Source ↗