Memphis

Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,550
Total Spent
$6,250
To TN candidates
$5,750
92% of spending
To other PACs
$500
8.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 3 candidates
$1,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,750 (92%) — 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: $6,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $5,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $5,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Swafford, Eric $500.00
  • Shepard, David $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
MPAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William Stepherson Memphis, TN Stepherson's, Inc. $2,000.00
Joey Hays Dyer, TN Food Rite $1,000.00
Michael Tullock Athens, TN Bargain Barn, Inc. $1,000.00
The Kroger PAC Cincinnati, OH — $1,000.00
Darrell Bourne Huntsville, AL Ragland Bros. Retail Co. $300.00
Jonathan Helms Blountville, TN K-Va-T Food Stores, Inc. $250.00

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 2009 Historical $3,119.34 $2,919.34 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28824
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $3,619.34 $3,119.34 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27334