Wal Mart Stores INC PAC for Responsible Government

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,585,865
incl. $1,256,278 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$61,033
To TN candidates
$31,050
51% of spending
To other PACs
$28,250
46% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,033 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,050 (51%) — 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: $1,733 ÷ Total spent: $61,033
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,733
Contributions to candidates $31,050

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
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 $31,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $30,050 difference, $30,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $15,000.00
  • Victory 2006 $5,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00
  • …and 27 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
House Democratic Caucus $7,500.00
Tennessee Retail Association PAC $7,500.00
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party 2006 Stateman Dinner $2,750.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin Support $1,733.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mary Chambers Bella Vista, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $5,192.10
R Lee Culpepper Bentonville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $5,192.10
Alice Walton Mineral Wells, TX Rocking W Ranch $5,000.00
Jim Walton Bentonville, AR Arvest Bank $5,000.00
Menendez for Senate Union City, NJ — $5,000.00
Steven Lampkin Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $5,000.00
Timothy Yatsko Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,920.00
Wanda Baker Lagrange, GA Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,760.00
Steven Maloney Aledo, TX Wal Mart $4,724.00
Linda Dillman Fayetteville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,622.90

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 2006 Historical $304,658.04 $569,396.74 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $381,095.70 $304,658.04 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $717,729.83 $381,095.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $823,793.80 $717,729.83 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $896,460.20 $823,793.80 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $663,562.65 $896,460.20 Source ↗