Memphis

Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,200
To other PACs
$1,850
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,350
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,850 (58%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $3,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $1,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $1,100 difference, $1,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haynes, Joe $300.00
  • Tracy, Jim $300.00
  • Berke, Andrew $250.00
  • Dubois, J. Thomas $250.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $500.00
RAAMPAC $500.00
Cas-Pac $300.00
RIMPAC $300.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Rite Aid Political Action Committee Harrisburg, PA — $2,500.00
Caremark Rx INC Employee S PAC Northbrook, IL — $1,500.00

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 2008 Historical $956.80 $647.52 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $956.80 $956.80 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $47.04 $956.80 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $47.04 $47.04 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $21.24 $47.04 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $80.62 $21.24 Source ↗