Memphis

Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$3,600
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
excl. $500 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$3,500
To TN candidates
$3,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (100%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $3,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. 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:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural Inc. $2,500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Walgreen Co Deerfield, IL — $2,000.00
Tennessee Retail Association Nashville, TN — $1,500.00

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 2018 Historical $1,196.91 $521.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $2,216.91 $1,196.91 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $176.91 $2,216.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $196.91 $176.91 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $336.91 $196.91 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $376.91 $336.91 Source ↗