Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $31,512 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,250 (42%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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 | $7,762 |
| Contributions to candidates | $13,250 |
- To TN candidates $13,250 42%
- Spent outside Tennessee $9,500 30%
- Operating & other $7,762 25%
- To other PACs $1,000 3.2%
“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.
This committee’s own filings report $13,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,250 difference, $13,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $13,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Diane Black for Congress $5,000.00
- Haslam, Bill $3,500.00
- Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. $2,500.00
- Steve Fincher for Congress $1,000.00
- Beavers, Mae $500.00
- Casada, Glen $250.00
- McCormick, Gerald $250.00
- Tate, Reginald $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 $9,500 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander for Senate 2014 Inc. | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
| Tim Scott for Congress | South Carolina | $2,500.00 |
| Matheson for Congress | Utah | $1,000.00 |
| Rogers for Congress | Michigan | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Expenses | $4,762.47 |
| 2014 Support | $2,000.00 |
| Event | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 10/28/2013 | $4,762.47 |
| Raampac | 2014 Support | 01/13/2014 | $2,000.00 |
| Nebraska Sandhills PAC | Event | 05/01/2013 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$4,762.47 (10% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC Sponsor | Lebanon, TN | — | $4,762.47 |
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,450.00 |
| Lawrence Hyatt | Franklin, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,200.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,185.63 |
| Rick Palmateer | Topeka, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,120.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,090.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,027.29 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,008.00 |
| Alan Emery | Franklin, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $800.00 |
| Paul Seal | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $800.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.