Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2006 · Treasurer: Steve Kottak · Winston-Salem, NC

Raised
$267,056
incl. $56 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$257,775
To other PACs
$229,500
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$28,250
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $27,500 to 25 candidates
$23,750 to 20 Republicans $3,750 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $257,775 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $229,500 (89%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $25 ÷ Total spent: $257,775
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25
Contributions to candidates $28,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,000.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Jason Zachary Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $1,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Rose Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $1,000.00

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

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hulsey, Bud $750.00

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
Team Tennessee $100,000.00
House Republican Caucus $50,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $50,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $4,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $4,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00
Ry PAC $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $25.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
RAI Services Company $210,000.00
Reynolds American INC $57,000.00

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
Q1 2026 $13,372.97 $14,160.73 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $60,925.05 $13,372.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $3,809.18 $60,925.05 Source ↗