Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $67,584 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $39,300 (58%) — 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 | $20,784 |
| Contributions to candidates | $6,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $39,300 58%
- Operating & other $20,784 31%
- To TN candidates $6,500 9.6%
- To other PACs $1,000 1.5%
“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 $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
- Diane Black for Congress $2,000.00
- Friends of Scott Desjarlais $1,000.00
- Finney, Lowe $250.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
- Maggart, Debra Young $250.00
- McCormick, Gerald $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 |
|---|---|
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $39,300 to 30 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portman for Senate Committee | Ohio | $2,500.00 |
| Dan Coats for Indiana | Indiana | $2,500.00 |
| Rand Paul for US Senate | Kentucky | $2,500.00 |
| Boozman for Arkansas | Arkansas | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Roy Blunt | Missouri | $2,500.00 |
| Marco Rubio for US Senate | Florida | $2,500.00 |
| Richard Burr Committee | North Carolina | $2,500.00 |
| Toomey for Senate Committee | Pennsylvania | $2,500.00 |
| Georgians for Isakson | Georgia | $2,000.00 |
| Jon KYL for US Senate | Arizona | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| 2010 Primary Election | $8,750.00 |
| Administrative Expenses | $4,934.29 |
| Debt Retirement | $2,000.00 |
| Annual Fundraiser | $1,600.00 |
| Support | $1,000.00 |
| At Request Of Phil Roe Tn-1 | $1,000.00 |
| Fundraiser | $1,000.00 |
| 01/04/2011 | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/29/2010 | $4,934.29 |
| Craig S Miller for Congress | 2010 Primary Election | 05/17/2010 | $2,500.00 |
| Matheson for Congress | 2010 Primary Election | 03/19/2010 | $1,500.00 |
| Souder for Congress Inc. | 2010 Primary Election | 03/19/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Keyy Ayotte | 2010 Primary Election | 06/25/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Citizens To Elect Phil Roe To Congress | Debt Retirement | 12/07/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| National Republican Congressional Committee | At Request Of Phil Roe Tn-1 | 12/14/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Raampac | Fundraiser | 12/07/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Steve Fincher for Congress | Debt Retirement | 12/07/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | Annual Fundraiser | 12/07/2010 | $1,000.00 |
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 |
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $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. | $790.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $742.68 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $650.00 |
| Paul Seal | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $650.00 |
| P Doug Couvillion | Hendersonville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $620.50 |
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 2010 Historical | $2,898.54 | $2,896.06 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $25,484.77 | $2,898.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $32,064.27 | $25,484.77 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $34,654.70 | $32,064.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $30,303.21 | $34,654.70 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $25,554.73 | $30,303.21 | Source ↗ |