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Wal Mart Stores INC PAC for Responsible Government

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,603,053
incl. $1,189,422 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,100
To TN candidates
$14,000
93% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
6.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,750 to 9 candidates
$4,000 to 7 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,000 (93%) — 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: $15,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,750. Of the $9,250 difference, $9,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $1,250.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Gotto, Jim $500.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • …and 7 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
Harwell PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Dewhurst Committee Austin, TX — $7,500.00
William Thorne Farnham, VA Wal Mart $5,192.30
Brian Roberts San Francisco, CA Walmart $5,000.00
Steuart Walton Bentonville, AR Walmart Stores Inc. $5,000.00
Timothy Yatsko Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $5,000.00
Alberto Dominguez Rogers, AR Wal Mart $4,999.80
Ann Glosup Bordelon Fayetteville, AR Wal Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
C Douglas McMillon Bentonville, AR Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Eduardo Zapien Alexandria, VA Walmart Stores Inc. $4,999.80
Leslie Dach Washington, DC Wal-Mart Store 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
Q4 2012 Historical $280,991.20 $508,251.30 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45982
Pre-General 2012 Historical $443,726.74 $280,991.20 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45121
Q3 2012 Historical $624,143.55 $443,726.74 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43557
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $571,914.55 $624,143.55 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42544
Q2 2012 Historical $673,603.75 $571,914.55 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41442
Q1 2012 Historical $631,589.19 $673,603.75 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39945