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Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$19,250
Total Spent
$17,750
To TN candidates
$13,750
77% of spending
To other PACs
$4,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,750 to 13 candidates
$4,000 to 11 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,750 (77%) — 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: $17,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $13,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $500.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $13,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,750. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $1,000.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Shipley, Tony $500.00
  • Womick, Rick $500.00
  • …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
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
McCormick PAC $500.00
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
Dollar General Goodlettsville, TN — $2,000.00
Alticor Inc. Ada, MI — $1,000.00
W S Badcock Corporation Mulberry, FL — $750.00
Jack Johnson Brentwood, TN Pinnacle $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 2014 Historical $1,945.16 $1,817.16 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58725
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $9,709.16 $1,945.16 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 59561
Q3 2014 Historical $3,001.16 $9,709.16 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55631
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $2,001.16 $3,001.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55373
Q2 2014 Historical $1,043.16 $2,001.16 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53428
Q1 2014 Historical $571.16 $1,043.16 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50276