Memphis

Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$11,617
incl. $17 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,100
To TN candidates
$22,000
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
4.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 16 candidates
$8,000 to 13 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,000 (95%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $23,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $22,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $22,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $12,500 difference, $12,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • …and 8 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mapco Express Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Publix Tennessee, LLC Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00
Castle Retail Group Memphis, TN — $500.00
Flowers Baking Company Villa Rica, TN — $100.00
Lipman Brothers, LLC Nashville, TN — $100.00
Piggly Wiggly Alabama Bessemer, AL — $100.00
Ragland Bros Retail Cos Inc. Huntsville, AL — $100.00
Wade S Food Center, Inc. Decatur, 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
Q4 2016 Historical $10,790.41 $10,996.63 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70288
Pre-General 2016 Historical $13,186.63 $10,790.41 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69137
Q3 2016 Historical $6,278.59 $13,186.63 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69135
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $5,378.59 $6,278.59 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65545
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $25,761.38 $5,378.59 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 69136
Q1 2016 Historical $20,448.97 $25,761.38 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63698