Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$45,391
incl. $194 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$59,815
To TN candidates
$46,468
78% of spending
Operating & other
$10,245
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,900 to 7 candidates
$4,250 to 5 Republicans $650 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $59,815 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,468 (78%) — 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: $10,245 ÷ Total spent: $59,815
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,245
Contributions to candidates $46,468
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $350.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $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 $46,468 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,900. Of the $41,568 difference, $41,568 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $41,568 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ferguson, Dennis $2,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $2,000.00
  • Langster, Edith Taylor $1,918.00
  • Person, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,500.00
  • Fowlkes, Joe $1,500.00
  • Litz, John $1,250.00
  • Bryson, Jim $1,000.00
  • Tindell, Harry $1,000.00
  • …and 47 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
Tenn Republican Caucus $1,200.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $500.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $402.17

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $4,441.98
Professional Services $1,350.00
In-Kind-E. Langster $1,344.94
In-Kind Tn House Dem $590.03
Payroll $450.00
Bank Fees $300.00
In-Kind Sherry Jones $257.00
Food / Beverage $251.88
Annual Fee $250.00
Bryson, Jim $129.96

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Chris Canale Memphis, TN D. Canale Beverages, Inc. $8,205.16
Heidi Moore Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co., Inc. $7,312.84
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $6,782.11
Terry Collom Hixson, TN — $3,796.05
Bob Hennigan Tullahoma, TN L \& H Dist. Co. $3,597.00
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $3,527.15
Bob Garrett Chattanooga, TN Carter Dist. Co., Inc. $3,405.70
David Ingram Nashville, TN Dbi Next LLC $2,619.30
Sarah Clark Dyersburg, TN — $2,475.42
Robert Sampson Jr Johnson City, TN Boone Dist. Co., Inc. $1,679.07

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 2004 Amended Historical $39,589.71 $49,042.86 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2823
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $58,770.04 $39,589.71 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2969
Q2 2004 Historical $61,142.88 $58,770.04 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1296
Q1 2004 Historical $63,681.23 $61,142.88 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 565