Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$74,071
Total Spent
$46,518
To TN candidates
$34,350
74% of spending
To other PACs
$8,950
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,300 to 6 candidates
$1,950 to 4 Republicans $1,350 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $46,518 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,350 (74%) — 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: $3,218 ÷ Total spent: $46,518
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,218
Contributions to candidates $34,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $350.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $350.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $350.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $34,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,300. Of the $31,050 difference, $31,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Black, Diane $2,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $2,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Fincher, Henry $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • …and 28 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-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,200.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $1,000.00
Kyle PAC $1,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $500.00
House Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $1,650.00
In-Kind-E. Langster $436.18
Annual Fee $400.00
In-Kind $314.26
Inkind-Tndemoparty $295.03
Joe Towns, Jr. $122.38

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Heidi Moore Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co., Inc. $13,523.97
Chris Canale Memphis, TN D. Canale Beverages, Inc. $10,944.67
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $9,931.68
Kate Dilworth Hixson, TN Beasley Dist. Co. $7,404.93
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $7,346.98
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $4,329.70
Bob Hennigan Tullahoma, TN L \& H Dist. Co. $3,558.80
Bob Garrett Chattanooga, TN Carter Dist. Co., Inc. $3,463.10
David Ingram La Vergne, TN DBI Dist. Co., Inc. $2,698.92
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $2,334.67

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 2007 Amended Historical $43,360.05 $45,354.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $17,007.78 $43,360.05 Source ↗