Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc.

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Adam Christopher · Memphis, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $11,000.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $16,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$24,516
incl. $17,023 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,850
To TN candidates
$14,850
62% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,350 to 2 candidates
$7,350 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,850 (62%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $23,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $14,850

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $7,100.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 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 $14,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,350. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $4,000.00
  • Corker for Senate $3,000.00
  • Gibbons (Dist. Atty), Bill $500.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee PAC $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $3,000 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Beebe, Mike Arkansas $1,000.00
Coleman for Senate '08 Minnesota $1,000.00
Coleman for Senate Virginia $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harry Goldsmith Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,566.00
Robert Olsen Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,566.00
William Rhodes Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,566.00
Lisa Kranc Memphis, TN AutoZone $884.58
Jon Bascom Memphis, TN AutoZone $690.00
Benson Blackwell Memphis, TN AutoZone $260.00
Eric Gould Memphis, TN AutoZone $260.00
Michael Broderick Memphis, TN AutoZone $260.00
Adam Johnston Memphis, TN — $230.76
John Williams Mwmphis, TN AutoZone $105.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2006 Amended Historical $9,937.99 $7,106.39 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12962
Pre-General 2006 Historical $8,136.23 $9,937.99 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11555
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $9,682.33 $8,136.23 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10714
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $8,373.07 $9,682.33 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9474
Q2 2006 Historical $9,950.29 $8,373.07 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8413
Q1 2006 Historical $12,615.37 $9,950.29 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6595