Tennessee Grocers Convenience Store PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,000
Total Spent
$10,959
To TN candidates
$10,500
96% of spending
Operating & other
$459
4.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 14 candidates
$9,000 to 13 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,959 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (96%) — 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: $459 ÷ Total spent: $10,959
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $459
Contributions to candidates $10,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Charlie Baum Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jake McCalmon Tennessee House, District 63 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
John Ray Clemmons Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling Tennessee House, District 38 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00

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 $260.26
Credit Card Fees $198.60

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ashley Harris Memphis, TN Stepherson Superlo Foods $5,000.00
K Va T Food City Abingdon, VA — $5,000.00
Emily Blankenship Burns, TN Chappell's Hometown Foods $1,000.00
Katherine Penny Knoxville, TN K-Va-T Food City $1,000.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $12,176.70 $3,124.99 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $999.94 $12,176.70 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $583.20 $499.94 Source ↗