Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Kelly J. Barber · Nashville, TN

Raised
$73,440
incl. $290 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,575
To TN candidates
$46,250
66% of spending
To other PACs
$23,500
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 6 candidates
$3,500 to 5 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,575 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,250 (66%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

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

Operating spending: $825 ÷ Total spent: $70,575
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $825
Contributions to candidates $46,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $46,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $42,250 difference, $42,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $42,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Mumpower, Jason $2,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,250.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Harrison, Michael $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • …and 62 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
RAAMPAC $3,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Kyle PAC $2,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Fee $825.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Steve West Alcoa, TN Retired $5,500.00
Art Grayson Knoxville, TN Grayson Pontiac $4,000.00
Bob Berkheimer Memphis, TN Sunrise Pontiac-Buick-GMC $3,000.00
Ted Russell Knoxville, TN Ted Russell Ford $2,500.00
Alan Vines Jackson, TN Alan Vines Automotive of Jackson, LLC $2,000.00
Charles West Maryville, TN West Chevrolet $2,000.00
Don Alexander Dickson, TN Alexander Chevrolet-Buick $2,000.00
Lewis Dyer Chattanooga, TN Marshal Mize Ford $2,000.00
Reed Trickett Madison, TN Trickett Honda $2,000.00
Rick Hill Kingsport, TN Rick Hill Imports $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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $5,473.86 $16,761.23 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $12,873.86 $5,473.86 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $10,804.08 $12,873.86 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $11,054.08 $10,804.08 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $33,396.47 $11,054.08 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $12,393.29 $33,396.47 Source ↗