Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,375
incl. $5,250 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$18,915
To TN candidates
$11,500
61% of spending
To other PACs
$7,200
38% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 3 candidates
$3,000 to 2 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,915 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,500 (61%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $215 ÷ Total spent: $18,915
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $215
Contributions to candidates $11,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $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 $11,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Brown, Tommie $500.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $500.00
  • Cobb, James $500.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
RAAMPAC $2,700.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $215.22

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $10,000.00
Stepherson S Food Stores Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
Michael Tullock Athens, TN Bargain Barn, Inc. $1,500.00
Joey Hays Dyer, TN Food Rite $1,000.00
Ragland Bros Retail Cos Inc. Huntsville, AL — $750.00
Cleghern S Piggly Wiggly Erin, TN — $250.00
Robert W Agee, Inc. Sparta, TN — $100.00

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 2011 Historical $5,319.34 $5,229.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $2,869.34 $5,319.34 Source ↗