Tennessee Restaurant Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 1996 · Treasurer: Ronnie Hart · Franklin, TN

Year by year

Tennessee Restaurant Assn PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2006 $1,825.00 $12,928.00 $0.00
2005 $1,125.00 $0.00 $0.00
2004 $6,000.00 $4,225.00 $450.00
All years $8,950.00 $17,153.00 $450.00
Raised
$8,950
incl. $275 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,153
Operating & other
$10,053
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,350
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $450 to 2 candidates
$450 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,153 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,053 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $10,053 ÷ Total spent: $17,153
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,053
Contributions to candidates $4,350

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $250.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $450. Of the $3,900 difference, $3,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kyle, Jim $300.00
  • Bryson, Jim $250.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $250.00
  • Head, Tommy $250.00
  • Herron, Roy $250.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $250.00
  • McMillan, Kim $250.00
  • Rinks, Randy $250.00
  • Springer, Vince $250.00
  • Coleman, Kent $200.00
  • …and 7 more recipients

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
RAAMPAC $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $250 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Briley, Rob Kansas $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $9,978.00
State Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Pal Barger Kingsport, TN Owner $2,000.00
Ted Tipton Hampton, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store INC PAC Lebanon, TN — $500.00
Frank Grisanti Memphis, TN Owner $500.00
Jeremy Feinstone Memphis, TN — $500.00
Jess Shearon Franklin, TN — $500.00
Jim Demos Murfreesbor, TN — $500.00
Michael King Nashville, TN Monell's $500.00
Mike Connor Knoxville, TN Connor Concepts Inc. $500.00
Randy Rayburn Nashville, TN Sunset Grill $500.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $9,978.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12375
Pre-General 2006 Historical $9,978.00 $9,978.00 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10901
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $11,353.00 $9,978.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10900
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $10,103.00 $11,353.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8939
Q2 2006 Historical $11,103.00 $10,103.00 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7642
Q1 2006 Historical $11,103.00 $11,103.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6269
Q4 2005 Historical $9,978.00 $11,103.00 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5445
Q3 2005 Historical $9,978.00 $9,978.00 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4625
Q2 2005 Historical $9,978.00 $9,978.00 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4108
Q1 2005 Historical $9,978.00 $9,978.00 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3656
Q4 2004 Historical $9,553.00 $9,978.00 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2673
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $9,403.00 $9,553.00 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1794
Q2 2004 Historical $9,403.00 $9,403.00 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1160
Q1 2004 Historical $9,403.00 $9,403.00 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 549