Memphis

Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,000
Total Spent
$22,750
To TN candidates
$20,750
91% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
8.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,750 to 20 candidates
$11,250 to 17 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,750 (91%) — 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: $22,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $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 $20,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,750. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Daniel, Martin $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $500.00
  • …and 4 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
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Publix Tennessee, LLC Lakeland, FL — $5,000.00

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 2017 Historical $14,766.91 $376.91 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73678
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $18,366.91 $14,766.91 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71503