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 $18,500 to 29 candidates

$17,500 to 27 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.

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: $190 ÷ Total spent: $20,190

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$190
Contributions to candidates	$20,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $20,000 99.0%
Operating & other $190 0.9%

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 $18,500. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Lundberg, Jon $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

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance	Annual Fee	01/11/2022	$100.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	12/31/2021	$15.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	11/30/2021	$15.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	10/29/2021	$15.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	09/30/2021	$15.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	08/31/2021	$15.00
Pinnacle Financial Partners	Bank Fees	07/30/2021	$15.00

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: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96661
Mid-Year 2021 Historical	$13,789.63	$20,985.06	Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95813