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Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Virginia Raffield · Nashville, TN

Raised
$11,000
Total Spent
$9,850
To TN candidates
$8,250
84% of spending
To other PACs
$1,500
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,250 (84%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $9,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $8,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $8,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $7,250 difference, $7,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jackson, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • West, Jr., Ben $500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Shepard, David $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $500.00
  • …and 6 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 $1,000.00
Republican Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
WALPAC Bentonville, TN — $7,500.00
CVS Corporation Federal PAC A Multin Candidate Com Woonsocket, RI — $2,000.00
Walgreen Co PAC Deerfield, IL — $1,000.00
Radioshack Government Action Fund Fort Worth, TX — $350.00

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 Amended Historical $1,646.19 $1,994.47 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $4,396.19 $1,646.19 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $435.91 $4,396.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $435.91 $435.91 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $474.33 $435.91 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $1,093.37 $474.33 Source ↗