Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Terry Vaughn · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,663
incl. $44 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$53,528
To TN candidates
$37,250
70% of spending
To other PACs
$16,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $33,750 to 24 candidates
$33,000 to 23 Republicans $750 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,528 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,250 (70%) — 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: $278 ÷ Total spent: $53,528
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $278
Contributions to candidates $37,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $5,300.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $3,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
John K Crawford Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Rick Eldridge † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $2,000.00
Tom Hatcher † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00
Michele Carringer Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $1,200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $37,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $33,750. Of the $3,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $2,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00

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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $5,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
Tim PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Accounting Software $271.10
Credit Card Fees $6.98

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $10,000.00
Eagle Distributing Co Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $2,141.34
Tarver Distributing Co Inc. Charleston, TN — $1,556.53
Eagle Distributing Co Memphis Memphis, TN — $509.12
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $437.93
Tristar Beverage Chattanooga Soddy-Daisy, TN — $344.13
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $261.15
Tristar Beverage Cookeville Cookeville, TN — $242.97
Tennessee Crown Chattanooga, TN — $125.45

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
Q3 2026 $13,929.12 $7,095.70 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129406
Pre-Primary 2026 $14,970.83 $13,929.12 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128468
Q2 2026 $44,963.46 $14,970.83 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126715
Q1 2026 $44,960.70 $44,963.46 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125881