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Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,750
Total Spent
$18,500
To TN candidates
$16,000
86% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,800 to 11 candidates
$4,800 to 11 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,000 (86%) — 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: $18,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $16,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $300.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $250.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $250.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 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 $16,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,800. Of the $11,200 difference, $11,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $800.00
  • Watson, Eric $800.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $750.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Womick, Rick $500.00
  • …and 8 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
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $10,000.00
Walgreens Family of Companies Deerfield, IL — $5,000.00
Tennessee Retail Association Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Stephen Brophy Brentwood, TN Dollar General Stores $1,000.00
Equifax Atlanta, GA — $250.00

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 2012 Historical $725.16 $601.16 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46414
Pre-General 2012 Historical $737.16 $725.16 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44941
Q3 2012 Historical $2,023.16 $737.16 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43757
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $1,523.16 $2,023.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42022
Q2 2012 Historical $559.16 $1,523.16 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40623
Q1 2012 Historical $695.16 $559.16 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39383