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
$12,968
incl. $5,543 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,500
Operating & other
$11,000
63% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (63%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $11,000 ÷ Total spent: $17,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,000
Contributions to candidates $5,000
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
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Paul Young $2,500.00
  • Friends To Elect Shante Avant $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Miyares for Virginia Virginia $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $11,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Phil Daniele Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,215.00
Brett Shanaman Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,080.00
Brian Campbell Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,080.00
Joe Sellers Memphis, TN AutoZone $1,080.00
Eric Gould Memphis, TN AutoZone $540.00
Samuel Sandoval Memphis, TN AutoZone $540.00
Andrew Butler Memphis, TN AutoZone $270.00
Gerold Blum Memphis, TN AutoZone $270.00
Jorge Rodriguez Memphis, TN AutoZone $270.00
Randy Horton Memphis, TN AutoZone $270.00

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 2025 $141,282.87 $141,464.75 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124084
Mid-Year 2025 $145,997.00 $141,282.87 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122386