Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $47,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,000 (40%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
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 / overhead spending | $15,650 |
| Contributions to candidates | $11,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $19,000 40%
- Operating & other $15,650 33%
- To TN candidates $11,500 24%
- To other PACs $1,000 2.1%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $11,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bob Corker for Senate $5,000.00
- Beavers, Mae $2,000.00
- Bryson, Jim $1,250.00
- David Davis Victory Fund $1,000.00
- Bill Ketron for State Senate $500.00
- Don McLeary for State Senate $500.00
- Friends of Randy Rinks $500.00
- Jack Johnson for State Senate $500.00
- Mae Beavers for State Senate $250.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Committee To Elect John Worley for State Rep | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $19,000 to 14 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 13 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Talent for Senate Committee | Missouri | $5,000.00 |
| Steele for Maryland Inc. | Maryland | $2,500.00 |
| Tom Kean for US Senate Inc. | New Jersey | $2,500.00 |
| Perdue for A New Georgia, Inc. | Georgia | $1,000.00 |
| Whalen for Congress | Iowa | $1,000.00 |
| Nelson for US Senate | Nebraska | $1,000.00 |
| Pryce for Congress | Ohio | $1,000.00 |
| Reynolds for Congress | New York | $1,000.00 |
| Trent Lott for Mississippi | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Charlie Melancon Campaign Committee Inc. | Louisiana | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Leadership Pac | $6,000.00 |
| Leadership Forum Dinner, 3/4/06 | $3,000.00 |
| 2006 Presidents Dinner | $2,500.00 |
| 2006 Primary Election Debt Retirement | $2,500.00 |
| July 16, 2006 Event In Missouri | $600.00 |
| Us House (Fl-13) | $500.00 |
| Annual Fundraiser 8/21/06 | $300.00 |
| Event-December 11, 2006 | $250.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royb Fund | Leadership Pac | 02/13/2006 | $5,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Party | Leadership Forum Dinner, 3/4/06 | 02/24/2006 | $3,000.00 |
| National Republican Congressional Committee | 2006 Presidents Dinner | 06/08/2006 | $2,500.00 |
| Comm To Elect Hank Johnson | 2006 Primary Election Debt Retirement | 09/25/2006 | $2,500.00 |
| Raampac | Leadership Pac | 05/31/2006 | $1,000.00 |
| Nra-Pac | July 16, 2006 Event In Missouri | 07/06/2006 | $600.00 |
| Committee To Elect Nancy Detert | Us House (Fl-13) | 01/03/2006 | $500.00 |
| TN Republican Caucus | Annual Fundraiser 8/21/06 | 08/15/2006 | $300.00 |
| TN Republican Caucus | Event-December 11, 2006 | 12/07/2006 | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest Shoaf | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $2,300.00 |
| Robert Harig | Hermitage, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $2,300.00 |
| Mark Tanzer | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,200.00 |
| Dwayne Evans | Greenbrier, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $805.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $718.75 |
| Cyril Taylor | Murfreesbor, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $575.00 |
| Douglas Barber | Longboat Key, FL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $575.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $575.00 |
| Diana Wynne | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $425.00 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $360.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Historical | $10,940.93 | $19,593.18 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $15,511.80 | $10,940.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $26,304.66 | $15,511.80 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $28,220.54 | $26,304.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $29,445.69 | $28,220.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $29,540.71 | $29,445.69 | Source ↗ |