Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,500
Total Spent
$4,500
To TN candidates
$2,500
56% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
44% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,500 (56%) — 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: $4,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $2,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Matheny, Judd $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00

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
Doc PAC $500.00
Green PAC $500.00
Jim Tracy Leadership PAC $500.00
The Legacy Continues PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN — $10,000.00
Publix Super Markets Inc. Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00
W S Badcock Corporation Mulberry, FL — $1,000.00
LOWPAC Mooresville, NC — $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 2016 Historical $19,511.91 $18,366.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $19,526.91 $19,511.91 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $7,057.16 $19,526.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $8,072.16 $7,057.16 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $8,117.16 $8,072.16 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $6,647.16 $8,117.16 Source ↗