Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$13,600
Total Spent
$20,190
To TN candidates
$20,000
99.0% of spending
Operating & other
$190
0.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $17,500 to 27 candidates
$16,500 to 25 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,190 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,000 (99.0%) — 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: $190 ÷ Total spent: $20,190
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $190
Contributions to candidates $20,000
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
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
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 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 $20,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $17,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Swann, Art $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00
Bank Fees $90.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kroger Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00
Brim Brim S Snack Foods Barlett, TN — $350.00
Castle Retail Group Memphis, TN — $250.00
Mathis Refrigeration Murfreesboro, TN — $200.00
Alliance Retail Group Hendersonville, 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 2021 Historical $20,985.06 $7,046.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $13,789.63 $20,985.06 Source ↗