FOODPAC K Va T Food Stores, Inc.

Political Action Committee

Raised
$4,903
incl. $1,548 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,200
Operating & other
$3,200
52% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,000
48% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 5 candidates
$2,500 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,200 (52%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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 spending: $3,200 ÷ Total spent: $6,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,200
Contributions to candidates $3,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 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 $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Nrcc Annual March Dinner $2,500.00
2017 Reagan Dinner $700.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Leslie Jones Knoxville, TN K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $520.00
Leslie R McSwain Kingsport, TN K-Va-T $520.00
Michael Lockard Kingsport, TN K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $520.00
Scott A Hembree Abingdon, VA K-Vat-T Food Stores $520.00
Robert Neeley Abingdon, VA K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $500.00
Claude Trout Kodak, TN K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $260.00
Daniel Glei Abingdon, TN K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $260.00
Gregory A Sparks Brentwood, TN K-Vat-T Food Stores $255.00

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 2017 Historical $22,673.16 $21,505.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $23,039.51 $22,673.16 Source ↗