Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$60,400
Total Spent
$64,000
To TN candidates
$52,500
82% of spending
To other PACs
$11,500
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,250 to 36 candidates
$20,750 to 31 Republicans $4,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $64,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,500 (82%) — 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: $64,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $52,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 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
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 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 $52,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,250. Of the $27,250 difference, $27,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Black, Diane $2,500.00
  • Boyd, Randy $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,500.00
  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Coley, James $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • …and 16 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
Cas-Pac $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Bell PAC $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $6,000.00
George Jeram Stewart, TN Self-Employed $3,000.00
Parkway Discount Wine Liquor Johnson City, TN — $3,000.00
Good Times Wine Spirits Brews Crossville, TN — $2,000.00
High Note Liquors Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Market Baskets Liquors Inc. Lebanon, TN — $2,000.00
One Stop Wines Liquors Johnson City, TN — $2,000.00
Peter Nickels Johnson City, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
West End Discount Liquors Wines Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
West Meade Wine Liquor Mart Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,000.00

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 2018 Historical $19,759.11 $3,009.11 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $15,009.11 $19,759.11 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $21,509.11 $15,009.11 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $9,759.11 $21,509.11 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $6,609.11 $9,759.11 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $6,709.11 $6,609.11 Source ↗