Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$54,979
Total Spent
$59,736
To TN candidates
$46,850
78% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,400 to 21 candidates
$10,050 to 14 Republicans $4,350 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $59,736 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,850 (78%) — 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: $886 ÷ Total spent: $59,736
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $886
Contributions to candidates $46,850
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $750.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $46,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,400. Of the $32,450 difference, $32,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $32,450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Casada, Glen $3,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $2,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,200.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • …and 21 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 $3,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
Quest PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Gopac Tennessee 2008 Washington, D.C. $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind Tn Democratic Party $501.21
In-Kind Sherry Jones $118.56
In-Kind Glen Casada $104.90
Annual Fee $100.00
In-Kind Jeremy Durham $61.57

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $15,259.48
Charles Hand Clarksville, TN Budweiser of Clarksville $12,000.00
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $8,553.61
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $6,428.93
Bob Hennigan Tullahoma, TN L \& H Dist. Co. $3,500.00
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $2,774.22
Bob Garrett Chattanooga, TN Carter Dist. Co., Inc. $2,124.97
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $1,561.94
Rick Gerwe Tullahome, TN Mid South Dist. Co., Inc. $1,490.66
Elizabeth Craig Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $900.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $26,565.45 $11,692.41 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $16,449.94 $26,565.45 Source ↗