Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$50,400
Total Spent
$60,979
To TN candidates
$57,750
95% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
4.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $49,750 to 38 candidates
$40,750 to 31 Republicans $9,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,979 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $57,750 (95%) — 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: $229 ÷ Total spent: $60,979
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $229
Contributions to candidates $57,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $3,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $3,000.00
Fred A. Atchley † Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $2,500.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 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 $57,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $49,750. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Holsclaw for Property Assessor $5,000.00
  • Davis, Anthony $1,000.00
  • Yarbro for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $228.73

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
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
Firehouse Discount Liquors Nashville, 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
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $34,270.24 $6,441.51 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $17,020.24 $34,270.24 Source ↗