Memphis

Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$10,000
Total Spent
$9,750
To TN candidates
$9,500
97% of spending
To other PACs
$250
2.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 4 candidates
$3,000 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (97%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $9,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • …and 2 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $10,000.00

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
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $481.16 $695.16 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38233
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $605.16 $481.16 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37102