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
$49,966
incl. $21,214 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$77,550
To TN candidates
$41,100
53% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$34,950
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $17,300 to 2 candidates
$17,300 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $41,100 (53%) — 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: $77,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $41,100

“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
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $16,800.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 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 $41,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $17,300. Of the $23,800 difference, $23,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Blackburn Tennessee Victory Fund $10,000.00
  • Friends of David Lenoir $5,000.00
  • Friends of Jim Strickland $3,300.00
  • Dean, Karl $2,500.00
  • Steve Cohen for Congress $2,000.00
  • Friends of Dale Lane $500.00
  • Frank Colvett for City Council $250.00
  • Friends of Bill Morrison $250.00

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
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Billy Orgel $250.00
Committee To Elect Mark Billingsley $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $34,950 to 13 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 9 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
Republican Governors Association Washington, D.C. $10,000.00
Massachusetts Victory Committee Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Kustoff for Congress Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Wicker for Senate Virginia $2,700.00
Scalise Leadership Fund Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Massachusetts Democratic Party Massachusetts $2,500.00
Rick Scott for Florida Florida $2,500.00
Tim Walberg for Congress Michigan $1,000.00
Clarke Tucker for Congress Arkansas $1,000.00
Diehl for U.S. Senate Massachusetts $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William Rhodes Memphis, TN AutoZone $4,992.00
Griffin Ronald Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,600.00
Mark Finestone Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,600.00
William Graves Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,600.00
Kristen Wright Memphis, TN AutoZone $2,080.00
Raymond Pohlman Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,100.00
Phil Daniele Memphis, TN AutoZone $990.00
Albert Saltiel Memphis, TN AutoZone $880.00
Anthony Dudek Memphis, TN AutoZone $880.00
Brett Shanaman Memphis, TN AutoZone $880.00

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 2018 Historical $86,178.24 $93,050.34 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82290
Pre-General 2018 Historical $84,367.40 $86,178.24 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80759
Q3 2018 Historical $102,895.30 $84,367.40 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79492
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $105,355.96 $102,895.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77442
Q2 2018 Historical $113,356.44 $105,355.96 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75809
Q1 2018 Historical $120,633.92 $113,356.44 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74347