Corporate PAC · KY

Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00059733.

Which side

Helps both parties

51% of the $124K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 51%Helps Republicans 49%

Backs

  1. Ami BeraDemocrat$8,408
  2. David KustoffRepublican$7,500
  3. Morgan McGarveyDemocrat$6,499
  4. Andy BarrRepublican$5,000
  5. Brett GuthrieRepublican$5,000

Run by Lisa Lisker (treasurer) · Brown-Forman (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Louisville, KY1
Registered
August 13, 19762

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Lisa Lisker2
Connected to
Brown-Forman1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to Brown-Forman; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

Who funds it

It reported raising $384K: $379K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $348K from 1,753 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 61% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Kentucky $260K, California $22K, Florida $18K, Tennessee $18K, Indiana $11K7

Where its donors work7

Brown-forman1,715 gifts$180,621
Brown Forman4 gifts$12,000
Glenview Trust2 gifts$10,000
White Oak Investments2 gifts$10,000
Altshuler Berzon1 gifts$5,000
Typha Partners1 gifts$3,500
Brown Forman Foundation1 gifts$1,000

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3

Raised$384K
Spent$239K
Cash on hand$376K
Given to candidates and committees$178K
  • From individuals $379K
  • Other $4,612

Who it gives to

49 candidates, $124K in direct gifts.4

Ami Bera DemocratU.S. House, California 3rd District (2026)$8,408
David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$7,500
Morgan McGarvey DemocratU.S. House, Kentucky 3rd District (2026)$6,499
Andy Barr RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$5,000
Brett Guthrie RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 2nd District (2026)$5,000
James Comer RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026)$5,000
Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026)$5,000
Harold Rogers RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 5th District (2026)$5,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries DemocratU.S. House, New York 8th District (2026)$5,000
Richard E. Neal DemocratU.S. House, Massachusetts 1st District (2026)$5,000
Ron Wyden DemocratU.S. Senate, Oregon (2028)$5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto DemocratU.S. Senate, Nevada (2028)$4,999
James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026)$4,606
Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$4,500
Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026)$2,641
Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026)$2,500
Todd Young RepublicanU.S. Senate, Indiana (2028)$2,500
Diana Harshbarger RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 1st District (2026)$2,500
Max L. Miller RepublicanU.S. House, Ohio 7th District (2026)$2,500
Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026)$2,000
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$2,000
Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026)$2,000
W. Gregory Steube RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 17th District (2026)$2,000
Mark R. Warner DemocratU.S. Senate, Virginia (2026)$1,500
Ralph A Alvarado RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 6th District (2026)$1,500
Martin Heinrich DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2030)$1,357
Tom Cole RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 4th District (2026)$1,308
Aaron Bean RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 4th District (2026)$1,000
Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026)$1,000
Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government (C00059733)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00059733/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Governmenthttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00059733/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00059733/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00059733&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00059733&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Brown-forman Corporation Non-partisan Committee for Responsible Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00059733&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: Brown-Forman (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/bf-b/