Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$41,250
Total Spent
$51,000
To TN candidates
$38,500
75% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,000 to 26 candidates
$17,000 to 20 Republicans $5,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $51,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,500 (75%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $51,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $38,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 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 $38,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,000. Of the $16,500 difference, $16,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Goins, Tilman $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Smith, Eddie $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • …and 10 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Red State PAC $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
George Jeram Stewart, TN Self-Employed $3,000.00
Liquor World of Nashville Inc. Antioch, TN — $3,000.00
Bud Hal S Liquor Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Ddsdls LLC Farragut, TN — $2,000.00
Midtown Wine Spirits Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Poplar Wine Spirits Collierville, TN — $2,000.00
Stones River Liquors Murfreesboro, TN — $2,000.00
West Meade Wine Liquor Mart Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Bluegrass Beverages Hendersonville, 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 2017 Historical $17,459.11 $6,709.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $16,559.11 $17,459.11 Source ↗