Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $67,171 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,800 (70%) — 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 | $17,871 |
| Contributions to candidates | $2,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $46,800 70%
- Operating & other $17,871 27%
- To TN candidates $2,500 3.7%
“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 $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Duncan for Congress $1,000.00
- Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
- Kurita, Rosalind $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.
Given in Other States
This committee sent $46,800 to 30 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tinsley for Congress | New Mexico | $5,000.00 |
| Alexander for Senate 2008 Inc. | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Chambliss for Senate | Georgia | $2,500.00 |
| Elizabeth Dole Committee, Inc. | North Carolina | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Mark Warner | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Jay Love for Congress | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
| Keller for Congress | Florida | $2,500.00 |
| Mark Pryor for US Senate | Arkansas | $2,500.00 |
| McConnell Senate Committee 08 | Georgia | $2,500.00 |
| Souder for Congress Inc. | Indiana | $2,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Expenses | $3,120.57 |
| Leader Forum For Calendar 2008 | $3,000.00 |
| 2008 Special General | $2,500.00 |
| Pac To Pac Tsfr | $2,000.00 |
| 2008 General Election Run-Off | $2,000.00 |
| '08 Support | $1,500.00 |
| May 15, 2008 Fundraiser | $1,000.00 |
| May 14, 2008 Fundraiser | $1,000.00 |
| Event | $1,000.00 |
| '08 Koella Event | $750.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/31/2008 | $3,120.57 |
| Tennessee Republican Party Federal Elect | Leader Forum For Calendar 2008 | 04/11/2008 | $3,000.00 |
| Wicker for Senate | 2008 Special General | 08/06/2008 | $2,500.00 |
| Illinois Merchants PAC Team | Pac To Pac Tsfr | 08/28/2008 | $2,000.00 |
| Chambliss for Senate | 2008 General Election Run-Off | 11/24/2008 | $2,000.00 |
| David Davis Victory Fund | May 15, 2008 Fundraiser | 05/09/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. | May 14, 2008 Fundraiser | 05/09/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Georgia Restuarant Association PAC | Event | 09/11/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Raampac | '08 Support | 08/14/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | '08 Koella Event | 08/14/2008 | $750.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harig | Hermitage, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $2,200.00 |
| Forrest Shoaf | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,100.00 |
| Michael Woodhouse | Westport, MA | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,100.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $880.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $802.90 |
| Debbie Conner | Junction City, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $700.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $687.50 |
| P Doug Couvillion | Hendersonville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $628.94 |
| Diana Wynne | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $550.00 |
| Douglas Barber | Longboat Key, FL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $550.00 |
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 2008 Historical | $29,713.07 | $7,046.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $27,980.07 | $29,713.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $28,266.01 | $27,980.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $32,847.31 | $28,266.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $36,211.82 | $32,847.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $28,465.54 | $36,211.82 | Source ↗ |