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Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$47,550
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$43,500
To TN candidates
$43,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $34,500 to 39 candidates
$25,250 to 29 Republicans $9,250 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,500 (100%) — 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: $43,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $43,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $3,500.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlane Oliver † Tennessee Senate, District 19 Dem. $1,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jake McCalmon † Tennessee House, District 63 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 $43,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $34,500. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Testerman, Janet $2,500.00
  • Maynard, Jerry $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $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
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Bob S Package Store Inc. Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Case Selects Wine and Spirits Franklin, 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
Dixie Lee Wines Liquors Farragut, TN — $1,500.00
Hatchie Spirits Bolivar, TN — $1,500.00
High Note Liquors Nashville, 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
Q4 2022 Amended Historical $16,770.24 $17,020.24 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 110085
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $23,070.24 $16,770.24 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 110088
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $44,770.24 $23,070.24 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 107077
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $31,270.24 $44,770.24 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102183
Q2 2022 Historical $11,970.24 $31,270.24 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101208
Q1 2022 Historical $11,970.24 $11,970.24 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98076