Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $24,094 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,794 (99%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.
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 | $23,794 |
| Contributions to candidates | $0 |
- Operating & other $23,794 99%
- Spent outside Tennessee $300 1.2%
“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.
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 $300 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Bomke | Illinois | $300.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| 2010 Primary Election | $13,250.00 |
| Administrative Expenses | $4,393.75 |
| Annual Leadership Dinner | $3,000.00 |
| Annual Fundraiser | $2,500.00 |
| Koella Event | $300.00 |
| Leadership Pac | $250.00 |
| Registration Fees | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/31/2009 | $4,393.75 |
| Tennessee Republican Party Federal Elect | Annual Leadership Dinner | 02/09/2009 | $3,000.00 |
| Every Republican Is Crucial (Ericpac) | Annual Fundraiser | 03/06/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Roy Blunt | 2010 Primary Election | 06/01/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. | 2010 Primary Election | 08/17/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Moran for Kansas | 2010 Primary Election | 08/17/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Ramsey (Governor), Ron | 2010 Primary Election | 08/17/2009 | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Michael J. Madigan | 2010 Primary Election | 11/17/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| LYNN, Susan | 2010 Primary Election | 01/11/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Kelsey, Brian | 2010 Primary Election | 01/11/2010 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harig | Hermitage, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $2,400.00 |
| Michael Woodhouse | Westport, MA | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,200.00 |
| Forrest Shoaf | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $1,150.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,030.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $960.00 |
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $850.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $762.25 |
| Paul Seal | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $675.00 |
| P Doug Couvillion | Hendersonville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $670.80 |
| Douglas Barber | Longboat Key, FL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $600.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.