Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlie Austin · Lebanon, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $37,215.10 | $12,612.00 | $500.00 |
| 2014 | $42,830.31 | $49,700.00 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $49,968.40 | $31,512.47 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $46,708.52 | $55,250.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2011 | $46,075.87 | $28,669.85 | $1,250.00 |
| 2010 | $44,021.59 | $67,584.29 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $42,518.90 | $24,093.75 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $42,642.05 | $67,170.57 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $35,805.49 | $32,331.66 | $500.00 |
| 2006 | $36,713.78 | $47,150.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $40,147.22 | $35,529.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $41,240.46 | $76,400.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $505,887.69 | $528,003.59 | $3,750.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $528,004 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $271,100 (51%) — 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 | $161,942 |
| Contributions to candidates | $67,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $271,100 51%
- Operating & other $161,942 31%
- To TN candidates $67,500 13%
- To other PACs $27,462 5.2%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $750.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $67,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,750. Of the $63,750 difference, $63,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $63,750 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 $10,500.00
- Haslam, Bill $8,500.00
- Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. $6,000.00
- Bob Corker for Senate $5,000.00
- Beavers, Mae $3,250.00
- Duncan for Congress $3,000.00
- Bob Corker for Senate 2012 $2,500.00
- Cooper for Congress $2,000.00
- Friends of Scott Desjarlais $2,000.00
- Steve Fincher for Congress $2,000.00
- …and 32 more recipients
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 |
|---|---|
| Volpac | $10,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Party | $6,300.00 |
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $4,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect John Worley for State Rep | $1,000.00 |
| Cooper for Congress Committee | $1,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $1,000.00 |
| Republicans Achieving A Majority PAC (Raampac) | $1,000.00 |
| Rock City PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Retail Association PAC | $612.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $550.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $271,100 to 134 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Burr Committee | North Carolina | $9,500.00 |
| David Vitter for US Senate | Louisiana | $7,000.00 |
| John Thune for US Senate | South Dakota | $6,000.00 |
| Talent for Senate Committee | Missouri | $6,000.00 |
| Alexander for Senate 2014 Inc. | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
| Cantor for Congress | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
| Coburn for Senate | Oklahoma | $5,000.00 |
| Demint for Senate Committee Inc. | South Carolina | $5,000.00 |
| Martinez for Senate | Florida | $5,000.00 |
| McConnell Senate Committee 08 | Georgia | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Expenses | $27,829.81 |
| 2010 Primary Election | $22,000.00 |
| Leadership Pac | $19,750.00 |
| 2014 General - Fl | $8,000.00 |
| Pac To Pac Tsfr | $6,907.38 |
| Annual Leadership Dinner | $6,000.00 |
| Annual Fundraiser | $5,400.00 |
| Event | $5,000.00 |
| 2006 Primary Election Debt Retirement | $4,500.00 |
| Leader Forum For Calendar 2008 | $3,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBRL Group, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/27/2007 | $5,841.26 |
| Rick Scott for Florida | 2014 General - Fl | 10/27/2014 | $5,000.00 |
| Royb Fund | Leadership Pac | 04/28/2005 | $5,000.00 |
| Royb Fund | Leadership Pac | 02/13/2006 | $5,000.00 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/29/2010 | $4,934.29 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/29/2011 | $4,762.47 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 10/28/2013 | $4,762.47 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/31/2009 | $4,393.75 |
| Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | Administrative Expenses | 12/31/2008 | $3,120.57 |
| Rick Scott for Florida | 2014 General - Fl | 10/29/2014 | $3,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$4,762.47 (1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Harig | Hermitage, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $16,300.00 |
| Michael Zylstra | Arrington, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $10,380.00 |
| Patrick Sheehy | Mt Juliet, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $9,940.34 |
| Forrest Shoaf | Lebanon, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | $9,500.00 |
| Sandra Cochran | Nashville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $8,350.00 |
| Michael Chissler | Murfreesboro, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $8,105.13 |
| Charlie Austin | Overland Park, KS | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $7,500.00 |
| P Doug Couvillion | Hendersonville, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $7,328.93 |
| Douglas Barber | Longboat Key, FL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $5,800.00 |
| Lawrence Hyatt | Franklin, TN | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $5,750.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $52,417.52 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $34,542.05 | $52,417.52 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $32,041.51 | $36,522.16 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $13,261.17 | $32,041.51 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $8,695.20 | $13,261.17 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $19,412.90 | $8,695.20 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $30,844.90 | $19,412.90 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $29,038.97 | $30,844.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $24,285.05 | $29,038.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $19,858.65 | $24,285.05 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $15,183.11 | $19,858.65 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $2,896.06 | $15,183.11 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $18,095.46 | $25,554.73 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $7,046.85 | $18,095.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $29,713.07 | $7,046.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $27,980.07 | $29,713.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $28,266.01 | $27,980.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $32,847.31 | $28,266.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $36,211.82 | $32,847.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $28,465.54 | $36,211.82 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $20,070.73 | $28,465.54 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $19,593.18 | $20,070.73 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $10,940.93 | $19,593.18 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $15,511.80 | $10,940.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $26,304.66 | $15,511.80 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $28,220.54 | $26,304.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $29,445.69 | $28,220.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $29,540.71 | $29,445.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $24,148.58 | $29,540.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $17,590.34 | $24,148.58 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Amended Historical | $30,106.79 | $17,590.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $24,451.44 | $30,106.79 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Amended Historical | $50,226.72 | $24,451.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $55,593.82 | $50,226.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $60,922.17 | $55,593.82 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $59,523.77 | $60,922.17 | Source ↗ |