Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $32,332 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,332 (51%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 | $16,332 |
| Contributions to candidates | $2,500 |
- Operating & other $16,332 51%
- Spent outside Tennessee $12,500 39%
- To TN candidates $2,500 7.7%
- To other PACs $1,000 3.1%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $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 $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Friends of John Tanner $1,000.00
- Casada, Glen $500.00
- Norris, Mark $500.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Cooper for Congress Committee | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $12,500 to 8 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McConnell Senate Committee 08 | Georgia | $2,500.00 |
| Team Sununu | New Hampshire | $2,500.00 |
| Bill Konopnicki Exploratory Committee | Arizona | $2,500.00 |
| Boyd for Congress | Florida | $1,000.00 |
| Chambliss for Senate | Georgia | $1,000.00 |
| David Scott for Congress | Georgia | $1,000.00 |
| Gene Taylor for Congress Commi | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Ed Tinsley for Congress | New Mexico | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Expenses | $5,856.26 |
| Annual Leadership Dinner | $3,000.00 |
| Leadership Pac | $3,000.00 |
| 2006 Primary Election Debt Retirement | $2,000.00 |
| Special Election | $1,000.00 |
| Event | $500.00 |
| Pac To Pac Tsfr | $500.00 |
| Annual Fundraiser | $300.00 |
| Taxes | $175.40 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRL Group, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/27/2007 | $5,841.26 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | Annual Leadership Dinner | 02/15/2007 | $3,000.00 |
| Royb Fund | Leadership Pac | 12/21/2007 | $2,500.00 |
| Bob Corker for Senate | 2006 Primary Election Debt Retirement | 02/15/2007 | $2,000.00 |
| Rob Wittman for Congress | Special Election | 11/28/2007 | $1,000.00 |
| Mumpower, Jason | Event | 08/23/2007 | $500.00 |
| Raampac | Leadership Pac | 12/10/2007 | $500.00 |
| Tennessee Retail Association PAC | Pac To Pac Tsfr | 12/10/2007 | $500.00 |
| TN Republican Caucus | Annual Fundraiser | 08/09/2007 | $300.00 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Taxes | 02/09/2007 | $175.40 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harig | Hermitage, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $2,400.00 |
| Forrest Shoaf | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,600.00 |
| Debbie Conner | Junction City, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,000.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $750.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $615.00 |
| Diana Wynne | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $600.00 |
| Douglas Barber | Longboat Key, FL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $600.00 |
| Walter Tyree | The Woodlands, TX | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $600.00 |
| Lawrence White | Brentwood, TN | CBRL Group, Inc. | $500.00 |
| Noreen Holder | Brentwood, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $486.80 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.