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Wal Mart Stores INC PAC for Responsible Government

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,662,149
incl. $967,542 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,100
To TN candidates
$10,500
80% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $13,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $10,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. 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:

  • Ketron, Bill $1,500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Cobb, II, Ty $500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00
  • Matheny, Judd $500.00
  • McCord, Joe $500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • …and 2 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
RAAMPAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
C Douglas McMillon Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Eduardo Castro Wright Rogers, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Elizabeth Kirkwood Rogers, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Eric Zorn Rogers, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Harry Joseph Mullany Phoenixville, PA Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Mary Chambers Bella Vista, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Michael Duke Naples, FL Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
R Lee Culpepper Bentonville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Raymond Bracy Bentonville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Thomas Hyde Lowell, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80

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 2009 Amended Historical $838,679.45 $696,417.26 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 36749
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $519,680.35 $838,679.45 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28067