Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$162,550
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$96,113
To TN candidates
$77,850
81% of spending
To other PACs
$13,000
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $64,250 to 68 candidates
$54,600 to 54 Republicans $9,650 to 14 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $96,113 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $77,850 (81%) — 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: $5,263 ÷ Total spent: $96,113
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,263
Contributions to candidates $77,850

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $4,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $2,000.00
London Lamar † Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 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 $77,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $64,250. Of the $13,600 difference, $13,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $750.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • …and 8 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
Tenn Republican Party $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $3,562.97
Professional Fee $1,100.00
Professional Services $600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mitchel Bone Lebanon, TN Wilson County Motor Company $10,000.00
Tim Baker Bristol, TN Wallace Imports of Brist $7,500.00
Volvo of Nashville Nashville, TN — $7,000.00
Brent Morgan Chattanooga, TN Integrity Automotive Group $6,000.00
Andrews Cadillac Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Bob Berkheimer Memphis, TN Sunrise Pontiac-Buick-GMC $5,000.00
Brad Cobb Cleveland, TN Honda of Cleveland $5,000.00
Charles West Maryville, TN West Chevrolet $5,000.00
Eddie Rogers Sparta, TN Edd Rogers Automotive $5,000.00
Farrar Vaughan Memphis, TN Jaguar Land Rover Bluff City $5,000.00

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 2022 Historical $92,695.99 $151,206.70 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $62,347.03 $92,695.99 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $67,511.55 $62,347.03 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $98,406.44 $67,511.55 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $99,533.27 $98,406.44 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $84,759.34 $99,533.27 Source ↗