Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,612
Total Spent
$15,500
To TN candidates
$12,500
81% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 12 candidates
$5,000 to 10 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (81%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $15,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. 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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $500.00
  • …and 3 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
Cas-Pac $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN — $10,000.00
Dollar General Goodlettsville, TN — $5,000.00
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00
Cracker Barrel PAC Lebanon, TN — $612.00

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 2015 Historical $1,733.16 $6,647.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,817.16 $1,733.16 Source ↗