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Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$84,400
Total Spent
$81,150
To TN candidates
$78,500
97% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
3.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $77,250 to 34 candidates
$69,250 to 29 Republicans $8,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $81,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $78,500 (97%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $81,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $78,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Greg Martin Tennessee House, District 26 Rep. $5,000.00
Michele Carringer Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $5,000.00
Page Walley Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $5,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $5,000.00
Rick Eldridge Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Jesse Chism Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,500.00
John K Crawford Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $78,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $77,250. Of the $1,250 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $1,250 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Burkhart, Jeff $2,500.00

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
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Spirits Brews Riverstone Wine Cleveland, TN — $3,500.00
Bob S Package Store Inc. Knoxville, TN — $2,500.00
Ashe S Wines Spirits Knoxville, TN — $2,000.00
Buster S Liquors Wines Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Cedar Bluff Wine Spirits Knoxville, TN — $2,000.00
Cheers Collierville, TN — $2,000.00
Cool Springs Wine Spirits Franklin, TN — $2,000.00
Music Valley Wine and Spirits Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Newport Package Store Newport, TN — $2,000.00
One Stop Wines Liquors Johnson City, 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
Year-End 2025 $43,226.51 $8,326.51 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123800
Mid-Year 2025 $5,076.51 $43,226.51 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121971