Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,000
Total Spent
$11,134
To TN candidates
$10,500
94% of spending
Operating & other
$634
5.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 14 candidates
$9,000 to 13 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,134 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (94%) — 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: $634 ÷ Total spent: $11,134
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $634
Contributions to candidates $10,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Charlie Baum Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jake McCalmon Tennessee House, District 63 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
John Ray Clemmons Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling Tennessee House, District 38 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00

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
Accounting Software $418.43
Credit Card Fees $198.60
Bank Fees $16.80

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ashley Harris Memphis, TN Stepherson Superlo Foods $5,000.00
K Va T Food City Abingdon, VA — $5,000.00
Coca Cola Bottling Company Smyrna, TN — $2,500.00
Data Cash Register Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Emily Blankenship Burns, TN Chappell's Hometown Foods $1,000.00
Katherine Penny Knoxville, TN K-Va-T Food City $1,000.00
Dillard Rodney Ooltewah, TN Food City $500.00

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
Q3 2026 $3,124.99 $6,950.26 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129384
Pre-Primary 2026 $12,176.70 $3,124.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128461
Q2 2026 $999.94 $12,176.70 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126267
Q1 2026 $583.20 $499.94 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125880