Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$89,630
Total Spent
$82,794
To TN candidates
$62,300
75% of spending
To other PACs
$19,500
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $35,750 to 30 candidates
$28,750 to 22 Republicans $7,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $82,794 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,300 (75%) — 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: $994 ÷ Total spent: $82,794
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $994
Contributions to candidates $62,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $1,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $62,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $35,750. Of the $26,550 difference, $26,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $3,500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $3,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $2,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • …and 13 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
McCormick PAC $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,500.00
Quest PAC $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $371.23
Inkind $262.99
In-Kind Raampac $233.54
In-Kind Tn Democratic Party $126.64

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Hand Clarksville, TN Budweiser of Clarksville $19,812.09
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $15,656.30
Elizabeth Craig Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $13,025.59
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $10,689.02
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $10,671.40
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $7,818.93
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $4,000.00
Blair Carter Chattanooga, TN Carter Distributing Company $2,128.61
Jim Cardin Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. $1,800.00
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $1,333.22

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 2015 Amended Historical $28,286.38 $15,020.41 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66739
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $7,684.56 $28,286.38 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60114