Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2005 · Treasurer: Terry Vaughan · Nashville, TN

Raised
$17,837
Total Spent
$29,425
To TN candidates
$21,500
73% of spending
Operating & other
$7,925
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $21,000 to 24 candidates
$20,500 to 23 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,425 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,500 (73%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $7,925 ÷ Total spent: $29,425
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,925
Contributions to candidates $21,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Jake McCalmon Tennessee House, District 63 Rep. $1,500.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Kirk Haston Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $21,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $21,000. Of the $500 difference, $500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

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
Food / Beverage $6,982.00
Accounting Software $744.28
Credit Card Fees $198.60

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buc Ee S Spicewood, TX $5,000.00
Ashley Harris Memphis, TN Stepherson Superlo Foods $5,000.00
K Va T Food City Abingdon, VA $5,000.00
Katherine Penny Knoxville, TN K-Va-T Food City $1,000.00
Emily Blankenship Burns, TN Chappell's Hometown Foods $1,000.00
Tgcsa Nashville, TN $837.27

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $12,176.70 $3,124.99 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $999.94 $12,176.70 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $583.20 $499.94 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $12,374.82 $1,083.20 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $13,711.05 $12,374.82 Source ↗