Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$74,526
Total Spent
$76,424
To TN candidates
$40,000
52% of spending
To other PACs
$35,500
46% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,000 to 24 candidates
$15,500 to 18 Republicans $7,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $76,424 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,000 (52%) — 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: $924 ÷ Total spent: $76,424
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $924
Contributions to candidates $40,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $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 $40,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,000. Of the $17,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,500.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • …and 6 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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $9,500.00
Doc PAC $2,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Party $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
Quest PAC $2,000.00
The Legacy Continues PAC $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind For Green Pac $391.20
Food / Beverage $234.46
In-Kind Raampac $164.09
In-Kind For Mcpac $134.51

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $19,150.63
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $15,310.32
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $7,291.15
Ken Yager Kingston, TN State of Tennessee $7,000.00
Charles Hand Clarksville, TN Budweiser of Clarksville $6,378.72
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $5,321.19
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $5,000.00
Bob Hennigan Tullahoma, TN L \& H Dist. Co. $4,500.00
Blair Carter Chattanooga, TN Carter Distributing Company $1,702.69
Jim Cardin Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. $1,500.00

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
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $17,364.53 $13,122.41 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70256
Pre-General 2016 Historical $25,364.53 $17,364.53 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68297
Q3 2016 Historical $21,342.96 $25,364.53 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67099
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $27,842.96 $21,342.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66276
Q2 2016 Historical $33,515.08 $27,842.96 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64938
Q1 2016 Historical $15,020.41 $33,515.08 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63433