Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,130
Total Spent
$21,612
To TN candidates
$20,500
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
4.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,500 to 21 candidates
$14,000 to 16 Republicans $2,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,612 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,500 (95%) — 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: $112 ÷ Total spent: $21,612
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $112
Contributions to candidates $20,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $20,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $112.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kroger Nashville, TN — $8,500.00
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00
Southern Business Group LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Stepherson S Food Stores Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Alliance Retail Group Hendersonville, TN — $500.00
Joey Hays Dyer, TN Food Rite $500.00
S C Food Stores Pleasant View, TN — $500.00
Tgcsa Nashville, TN — $300.00
Cleghern S Piggly Wiggly Erin, TN — $250.00
Oscar, Inc. Nashville, TN — $130.27

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 2019 Historical $20,248.16 $11,783.67 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $15,181.14 $20,248.16 Source ↗