Tennessee Retail Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$7,500

Total Spent

$7,000

To TN candidates

$5,000

71% of spending

To other PACs

$2,000

29% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 10 candidates

$4,000 to 8 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (71%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $7,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$5,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $5,000 71%
To other PACs $2,000 29%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Caleb Hemmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 59	Dem.	$500.00
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$500.00
Charlie Baum ^†	Tennessee House, District 37	Rep.	$500.00
Clark Boyd ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Rep.	$500.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$500.00
Jason Zachary ^†	Tennessee House, District 14	Rep.	$500.00
Jeff Yarbro	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$500.00
Paul Bailey	Tennessee Senate, District 15	Rep.	$500.00
Sam Whitson ^†	Tennessee House, District 65	Rep.	$500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

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
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs)	$500.00
GARRETT PAC (Johnny Garrett)	$500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile)	$500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Publix Super Markets Inc.	Lakeland, FL	—	$7,500.00

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
Year-End 2023 Historical	$8,450.87	$8,950.87	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110545
Mid-Year 2023 Historical	$8,450.87	$8,450.87	Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109459