Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$6,600
Total Spent
$12,148
To TN candidates
$12,000
99% of spending
Operating & other
$148
1.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 12 candidates
$9,500 to 12 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,148 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (99%) — 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: $148 ÷ Total spent: $12,148
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $148
Contributions to candidates $12,000
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
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
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $1,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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
Accounting Software $147.51
Bank Fees $0.30

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Buc Ee S Spicewood, TX — $5,000.00
B F Retail Murfreesboro, TN — $500.00
Joey Hays Dyer, TN Food Rite $500.00
Bundrant Car Care, Inc. Waynesboro, TN — $250.00
Cleghern S Piggly Wiggly Erin, TN — $250.00
Tony S Cee Bee Inc. Joelton, 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 2023 Historical $19,550.51 $8,403.36 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $13,950.51 $19,550.51 Source ↗