Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$136,300
Total Spent
$87,755
To TN candidates
$54,550
62% of spending
To other PACs
$29,000
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $40,350 to 54 candidates
$37,250 to 49 Republicans $3,100 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $87,755 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $54,550 (62%) — 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: $4,205 ÷ Total spent: $87,755
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,205
Contributions to candidates $54,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $3,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $1,250.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,250.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $54,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $40,350. Of the $14,200 difference, $14,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • …and 6 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $9,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tenn Republican Party $2,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $3,005.27
Professional Fee $900.00
Professional Services $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hudson Management Group Charleston, SC — $10,000.00
Volvo of Nashville Nashville, TN — $8,000.00
Tim Baker Bristol, TN Wallace Imports of Brist $7,500.00
Eddie Rogers Sparta, TN Edd Rogers Automotive $7,000.00
Bob Berkheimer Memphis, TN Sunrise Pontiac-Buick-GMC $5,000.00
Farrar Vaughan Memphis, TN Jaguar Land Rover Bluff City $5,000.00
Harper American Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Lee Ann Furrow Tolsma Knoxville, TN Furrow Automotive Group $4,000.00
Wyatt Johnson Buick GMC Hyundai Clarksville, TN — $3,500.00
Mitch Walters Bristol, TN Friendship Ford $3,000.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $57,007.26 $84,759.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $36,208.51 $57,007.26 Source ↗