Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $12,612 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (44%) — 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 | $4,500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $5,500 |
- To TN candidates $5,500 44%
- Operating & other $4,500 36%
- To other PACs $2,612 21%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Cooper for Congress $1,000.00
- Diane Black for Congress $1,000.00
- Duncan for Congress $1,000.00
- Friends of Scott Desjarlais $1,000.00
- Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $1,000.00 |
| Rock City PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Retail Association PAC | $612.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Event | $2,500.00 |
| Pac To Pac Tsfr | $1,000.00 |
| Support | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tnha PAC | Event | 12/11/2015 | $2,500.00 |
| Harwell PAC | Pac To Pac Tsfr | 12/11/2015 | $1,000.00 |
| Raampac | Support | 12/11/2015 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,300.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,172.26 |
| Lawrence Hyatt | Franklin, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,150.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,150.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,105.93 |
| Beverly Carmichael | Brentwood, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,050.00 |
| Rick Palmateer | Topeka, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1,030.00 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $912.00 |
| P Doug Couvillion | Hendersonville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $907.81 |
| Robert Chanady | Newnan, GA | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $752.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.