Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$62,400
incl. $200 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$68,000
To TN candidates
$68,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $49,000 to 30 candidates
$38,500 to 22 Republicans $10,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $68,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $68,000 (100%) — 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: $68,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $68,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $5,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $5,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $5,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 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 $68,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $49,000. Of the $19,000 difference, $19,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Carr, Bruce Dale $5,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $5,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Lamar (House), London $500.00
  • Robert Bryan for Sheriff $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Bluegrass Beverages Hendersonville, TN — $2,500.00
Hatchie Spirits Bolivar, TN — $2,500.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Bob S Package Store Inc. Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Cedar Bluff Wine Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Chattanooga Wine Spirits Chattanooga, TN — $1,500.00
Cheers Collierville, TN — $1,500.00
Chuck S Package Store Morristown, TN — $1,500.00
Cool Springs Wine Spirits Franklin, TN — $1,500.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $65,620.24 $11,970.24 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $16,920.24 $65,620.24 Source ↗