Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $49,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,200 (69%) — 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 | $34,200 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,000 |
- Operating & other $34,200 69%
- Spent outside Tennessee $14,500 29%
- To TN candidates $1,000 2.0%
“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 $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Jim Tracy for Congress $1,000.00
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 $14,500 to 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cantor for Congress | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Tom Tillis Committee | North Carolina | $2,500.00 |
| Capito for West Virginia | West Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| McConnell Senate Committee '14 | Kentucky | $2,500.00 |
| Perdue for Senate | Georgia | $2,500.00 |
| Cory Gardner for Senate | Colorado | $1,000.00 |
| Guthrie for Congress | Kentucky | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| 2014 General - Fl | $8,000.00 |
| 2014 General-Tn | $2,500.00 |
| 2014 Primary - La | $2,500.00 |
| 2014 General - Ar | $2,500.00 |
| Pac To Pac Tsfr | $2,000.00 |
| 2016 Primary - Tn | $1,500.00 |
| 2014 Primary-Tn | $1,000.00 |
| 2014 Primary-Co | $1,000.00 |
| 2014 Primary Runoff | $1,000.00 |
| 2014 Primary-Mn | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Scott for Florida | 2014 General - Fl | 10/27/2014 | $5,000.00 |
| Rick Scott for Florida | 2014 General - Fl | 10/29/2014 | $3,000.00 |
| Bill Cassidy for US Senate | 2014 Primary - La | 10/22/2014 | $2,500.00 |
| Cotton for Senate | 2014 General - Ar | 10/22/2014 | $2,500.00 |
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | 2014 Primary-Tn | 06/16/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Cory Gardner for Senate | 2014 Primary-Co | 06/16/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Jack Kingston | 2014 Primary Runoff | 06/16/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Kline for Congress | 2014 Primary-Mn | 06/16/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Michael J. Madigan | 2014 General - Il | 10/07/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. | 2014 General - Tx | 10/22/2014 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,350.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,190.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,144.51 |
| Lawrence Hyatt | Franklin, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,100.00 |
| Rick Palmateer | Topeka, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,060.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $960.49 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $944.00 |
| Mark Romanko | Bessemer, AL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $842.20 |
| Beverly Carmichael | Brentwood, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $800.00 |
| Robert Chanady | Newnan, GA | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $764.00 |
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 2014 Historical | $37,236.62 | $34,542.05 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $44,659.95 | $37,236.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $41,693.96 | $44,659.95 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $40,134.53 | $41,693.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $41,154.11 | $40,134.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $36,522.16 | $41,154.11 | Source ↗ |