Memphis

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
$30,584
incl. $10,023 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$19,250
To TN candidates
$17,000
88% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,250
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 1 candidate
$5,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,000 (88%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $19,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,000
Source filings:

“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. $5,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $17,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Alexander for Senate $5,000.00
  • Corker for Senate $2,000.00
  • Gibbons, Bill $2,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Conrad, Kemp $250.00
  • Cooper-Taylor, Madeleine $250.00
  • Franklin, Desi $250.00
  • Gibson, J.W. $250.00
  • Lowery, Myran $250.00
  • McCormick, Scott $250.00
  • …and 2 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,250 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 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
Roberts, Joe New Jersey $1,500.00
Gusciora, Reed New Jersey $500.00
Flowers, Merle Mississippi $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harry Goldsmith Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,054.00
James Shea Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,000.00
Robert Olsen Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,860.00
William Rhodes Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,508.00
Lisa Kranc Memphis, TN AutoZone $999.96
Jon Bascom Memphis, TN AutoZone $780.00
Raymond Pohlman Memphis, TN AutoZone $770.00
Elizabeth Rabun Memphis, TN AutoZone $690.00
Rebecca Ballou Memphis, TN AutoZone $680.00
Grantland McGee Memphis, TN AutoZone $560.00

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
Year-End 2007 Historical $12,548.45 $18,340.77 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15075
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $7,106.39 $12,548.45 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14298