Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Good Gov't Fund
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thad Cox · Madison, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $72,100.00 | $61,500.00 | $55,500.00 |
| 2025 | $84,400.00 | $81,150.00 | $77,250.00 |
| 2024 | $73,400.00 | $76,265.00 | $71,750.00 |
| 2023 | $50,400.00 | $60,978.73 | $49,750.00 |
| 2022 | $47,550.00 | $43,500.00 | $34,500.00 |
| 2021 | $62,400.00 | $68,000.00 | $51,500.00 |
| 2020 | $45,825.00 | $35,800.00 | $23,250.00 |
| 2019 | $41,625.00 | $37,738.87 | $18,500.00 |
| 2018 | $60,400.00 | $64,000.00 | $26,250.00 |
| 2017 | $41,250.00 | $51,000.00 | $24,500.00 |
| 2016 | $71,050.00 | $59,750.00 | $26,500.00 |
| 2015 | $45,800.00 | $55,987.55 | $27,250.00 |
| 2014 | $52,450.00 | $65,500.00 | $26,750.00 |
| 2013 | $81,150.00 | $65,960.00 | $28,750.00 |
| 2012 | $70,075.00 | $66,700.00 | $25,900.00 |
| 2011 | $59,450.00 | $69,778.50 | $17,000.00 |
| 2010 | $37,400.00 | $56,500.00 | $11,000.00 |
| 2009 | $59,100.00 | $30,000.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2008 | $22,500.00 | $28,750.00 | $8,000.00 |
| 2007 | $20,250.00 | $14,000.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2006 | $6,000.00 | $9,950.00 | $1,250.00 |
| 2005 | $6,000.00 | $10,500.00 | $1,250.00 |
| 2004 | $600.26 | $14,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| All years | $1,111,175.26 | $1,127,808.65 | $390,750.00 |
Raised
$1,111,175
incl. $2,485 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,127,809
To TN candidates
$1,022,750
91% of spending
To other PACs
$102,250
9.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $390,750 to 123 candidates
$325,750 to 105 Republicans $65,000 to 18 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,127,809 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,022,750 (91%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $1,022,750 91%
- To other PACs $102,250 9.1%
- Operating & other $2,809 0.2%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $15,000.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $13,250.00 |
| Andrew Ellis Farmer † | Tennessee House, District 17 | Rep. | $13,000.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $13,000.00 |
| Darren Jernigan † | Tennessee House, District 60 | Dem. | $10,250.00 |
| Cameron Sexton | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $10,000.00 |
| Michele Carringer | Tennessee House, District 16 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Rick Eldridge | Tennessee House, District 10 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $9,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $1,022,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $390,750. Of the $632,000 difference, $408,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $223,900 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $408,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Haslam, Bill $14,500.00
- Sanderson, Bill $13,000.00
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $11,500.00
- Holsclaw, John B. $11,500.00
- Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $11,000.00
- Carr, Bruce Dale $10,000.00
- Kelsey, Brian $8,750.00
- Harper, Thelma $8,250.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $7,750.00
- Gresham, Dolores $7,500.00
- …and 158 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus | $13,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $8,500.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $8,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $6,000.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $5,500.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $5,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $4,500.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $4,500.00 |
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $4,000.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $3,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Postage | $1,274.00 |
| Office Supplies | $705.15 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $300.00 |
| Printing | $264.50 |
| Unspecified | $250.00 |
| Bank Fees | $15.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| U. S. Postmaster | Postage | 01/10/2021 | $550.00 |
| U. S. Postmaster | Postage | 05/30/2013 | $460.00 |
| McBee | Printing | 10/05/2011 | $264.50 |
| U. S. Postmaster | Postage | 06/14/2011 | $264.00 |
| Harper, Thelma | Unspecified | 10/03/2005 | $250.00 |
| Deluxe Business Solutions | Office Supplies | 01/16/2019 | $238.87 |
| Harland Clark | Office Supplies | 10/21/2015 | $237.55 |
| Deluxe Business Solutions | Office Supplies | 10/23/2023 | $228.73 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/08/2004 | $150.00 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/06/2026 | $150.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buster S Liquors Wines | Memphis, TN | — | $35,150.00 |
| Parkway Discount Wine Liquor | Johnson City, TN | — | $30,250.00 |
| One Stop Wines Liquors | Johnson City, TN | — | $27,850.00 |
| Wine and Spirits Cellar LLC | Maryville, TN | — | $26,650.00 |
| Macdoogal S Liquor Warehouse | Nashville, TN | — | $23,350.00 |
| Cheers | Collierville, TN | — | $23,000.00 |
| Ashe S Wines Spirits | Knoxville, TN | — | $22,500.00 |
| Poplar Wine Spirits | Collierville, TN | — | $21,150.00 |
| Bob S Package Store Inc. | Knoxville, TN | — | $19,250.00 |
| Stones River Liquors | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $18,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $18,376.51 | $18,926.51 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130669 |
| Q3 2026 | $28,476.51 | $17,376.51 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129208 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $18,526.51 | $29,476.51 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 130667 |
| Q2 2026 | $4,826.51 | $18,526.51 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127290 |
| Q1 2026 | $8,326.51 | $4,826.51 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125752 |
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $10,341.51 | $5,076.51 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120095 |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical | $10,991.51 | $10,341.51 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119274 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $23,541.51 | $10,991.51 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117154 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $12,041.51 | $23,541.51 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115629 |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $6,441.51 | $12,041.51 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 119457 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $6,441.51 | $6,441.51 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112454 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $34,270.24 | $6,441.51 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 119475 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $17,020.24 | $34,270.24 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109631 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $65,620.24 | $11,970.24 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 101205 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical | $16,920.24 | $65,620.24 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 96126 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $18,470.24 | $16,920.24 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93802 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $20,470.24 | $18,470.24 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92271 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $35,220.24 | $20,470.24 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90977 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $43,220.24 | $35,220.24 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89824 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $6,895.24 | $43,220.24 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88558 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $6,895.24 | $6,895.24 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87393 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $10,145.24 | $6,895.24 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86162 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $3,009.11 | $10,145.24 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83922 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $19,759.11 | $3,009.11 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82796 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $15,009.11 | $19,759.11 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80843 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $21,509.11 | $15,009.11 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79884 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $9,759.11 | $21,509.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77983 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $6,609.11 | $9,759.11 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76181 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $6,709.11 | $6,609.11 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74151 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $17,459.11 | $6,709.11 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73315 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $16,559.11 | $17,459.11 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71752 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $11,709.11 | $16,559.11 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70273 |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical | $15,909.11 | $11,709.11 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 79851 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $12,659.11 | $15,909.11 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67047 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical | $8,409.11 | $12,659.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 79840 |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $8,659.11 | $8,409.11 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 79841 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $5,359.11 | $8,659.11 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62852 |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $26,546.66 | $5,359.11 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66693 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $15,646.66 | $26,546.66 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60230 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $14,396.66 | $15,646.66 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58778 |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $40,896.66 | $14,396.66 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58758 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $34,946.66 | $40,896.66 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56378 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $24,946.66 | $34,946.66 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 57518 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $40,446.66 | $24,946.66 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53073 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $28,796.66 | $40,446.66 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50906 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $56,196.66 | $28,796.66 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50904 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $14,006.66 | $56,196.66 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 50163 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $11,890.66 | $14,006.66 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46132 |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical | $6,365.66 | $11,890.66 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 46053 |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $3,315.66 | $6,365.66 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 46974 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $11,565.66 | $3,315.66 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 43037 |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $22,865.66 | $11,565.66 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42906 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $7,099.66 | $22,865.66 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39849 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $23,723.16 | $7,099.66 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 42884 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $16,837.16 | $23,723.16 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37516 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $23,337.16 | $16,837.16 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35954 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $27,837.16 | $23,337.16 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34609 |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $29,587.16 | $27,837.16 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 36530 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical | $27,587.16 | $29,587.16 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 42878 |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $35,737.16 | $27,587.16 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 34631 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $34,537.16 | $35,737.16 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30184 |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $6,537.16 | $34,537.16 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 42889 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $5,637.16 | $6,537.16 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27811 |
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $15,637.16 | $5,637.16 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 42872 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $16,137.16 | $15,637.16 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 42888 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $16,137.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $15,637.16. | |||
| Q3 2008 Historical | $15,387.16 | $16,137.16 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24307 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $30,837.16 | $15,387.16 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 42883 |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $14,937.16 | $30,837.16 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 42870 |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $10,937.16 | $14,937.16 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 42869 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $4,687.16 | $10,937.16 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15375 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $3,787.16 | $4,687.16 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 42868 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,787.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,687.16. | |||
| Q4 2006 Amended Historical | $2,787.16 | $3,787.16 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 42867 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,787.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,787.16. | |||
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $8,437.16 | $2,787.16 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 42866 |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $9,437.16 | $8,437.16 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10944 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $9,937.16 | $9,437.16 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 42865 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $9,937.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $9,437.16. | |||
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $9,937.16 | $9,937.16 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 42864 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $8,012.16 | $9,937.16 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6157 |
| Q4 2005 Amended Historical | $17,812.16 | $8,012.16 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 42863 |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $14,812.16 | $17,812.16 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4804 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $14,812.16 | $14,812.16 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4182 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $14,891.27 | $14,812.16 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3579 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $14,890.94 | $14,891.27 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2833 |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $21,140.68 | $14,890.94 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2835 |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $21,140.38 | $21,140.68 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1271 |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $28,790.38 | $21,140.38 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 503 |