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Wal Mart Stores INC PAC for Responsible Government

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2005 · Treasurer: Jennifer Spall · Bentonville, AR

Raised
$1,265,343
incl. $1,086,205 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,000
To TN candidates
$8,000
80% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 3 candidates
$2,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,000 (80%) — 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: $10,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hargett, Tre $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • McMillan (House), Kim $500.00
  • Miller, Jeff $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Bryson, James $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Person, Jr., Curtis $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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alice Walton Mineral Wells, TX Rocking W Ranch $5,000.00
Friends of Hillary Washington, DC — $5,000.00
Jim Walton Bentonville, AR Arvest Bank $5,000.00
Raymond Bracy Bentonville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,700.00
Thomas Hyde Lowell, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,422.90
C Douglas McMillon Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,416.00
S Robson Walton Scottdale, AZ Wal-Mart $4,360.00
Robert Stucky Bentonville, AR Wal Mart $3,350.00
Sabrina Freeman Rogers, AR Wal Mart $2,300.00
Steven Maloney Aledo, TX Wal Mart $2,300.00

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 2005 Historical $606,524.19 $663,562.65 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5592
Q3 2005 Historical $492,714.65 $606,524.19 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5115
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $432,714.52 $492,714.65 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4760
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $369,262.28 $432,714.52 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 4488