Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$119,975
Total Spent
$79,997
To TN candidates
$55,450
69% of spending
To other PACs
$21,000
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $48,750 to 56 candidates
$46,750 to 54 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $79,997 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,450 (69%) — 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: $3,547 ÷ Total spent: $79,997
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,547
Contributions to candidates $55,450
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,500.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $1,800.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $55,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $48,750. Of the $6,700 difference, $6,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Swann, Art $1,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $350.00
  • Helton, Esther $350.00

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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $3,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
Tennessee Automotive Association $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $2,547.25
Professional Fee $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hudson Management Group Charleston, SC — $10,000.00
Walter Grayson Knoxville, TN Grayson Auto $7,000.00
Andrews Cadillac Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Brad Cobb Cleveland, TN Honda of Cleveland $5,000.00
Eddie Rogers Sparta, TN Edd Rogers Automotive $5,000.00
Harper American Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Jaguar Land Rover Nashville Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Volvo of Nashville Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Farrar Vaughan Memphis, TN Jaguar Land Rover Bluff City $4,000.00
Brent Morgan Chattanooga, TN Integrity Automotive Group $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 2023 Historical $166,480.72 $191,201.53 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $151,206.70 $166,480.72 Source ↗