Memphis

Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,842
incl. $4,886 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$19,501
To TN candidates
$13,550
69% of spending
To other PACs
$5,506
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,050 to 9 candidates
$3,750 to 8 Republicans $300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,501 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,550 (69%) — 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: $445 ÷ Total spent: $19,501
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $445
Contributions to candidates $13,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $300.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $250.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $250.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $13,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,050. Of the $9,500 difference, $9,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
  • Dickey, H. Dean $1,000.00
  • Green, Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,000.00
  • Cobb, James $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • …and 4 more recipients

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 $3,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
White and Food Voters PAC Red $505.77

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $245.26
Annual Fee $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $10,000.00
The Bargain Barn, Inc. Athens, TN — $2,500.00
Joey Hays Dyer, TN Food Rite $1,000.00
Delhaize America PAC Salisbury, NC — $750.00
Ragland Bros Retail Cos Inc. Huntsville, AL — $750.00
White and Food Voters PAC Red Nashville, TN — $505.77
Sherwood Food Distributors Atlanta, GA — $250.00
Cleghern S Piggly Wiggly Erin, TN — $200.00

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
Q4 2012 Historical $10,730.96 $6,535.70 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45766
Pre-General 2012 Historical $10,524.96 $10,730.96 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44500
Q3 2012 Historical $10,205.73 $10,524.96 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43178
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $16,205.73 $10,205.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41765
Q2 2012 Historical $5,850.89 $16,205.73 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40728
Q1 2012 Historical $5,229.12 $5,850.89 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39468