Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$81,727
Total Spent
$75,672
To TN candidates
$60,300
80% of spending
To other PACs
$15,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $33,300 to 36 candidates
$26,800 to 28 Republicans $6,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $75,672 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,300 (80%) — 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: $372 ÷ Total spent: $75,672
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $372
Contributions to candidates $60,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
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
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 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 $60,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $33,300. Of the $27,000 difference, $27,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kelsey, Brian $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,500.00
  • Swann, Art $1,500.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $1,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Matheny, Judd $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • …and 17 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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $2,000.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
Envision Tennessee $1,000.00
Fitz PAC $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind $371.52

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $22,185.52
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $16,819.49
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $16,245.48
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $6,917.15
Bob Hennigan Tullahoma, TN L \& H Dist. Co. $5,000.00
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $5,000.00
Blair Carter Chattanooga, TN Carter Distributing Company $4,228.42
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $2,753.99
Jim Cardin Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. $1,800.00
Bountybev Clarksville, TN — $670.23

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 2017 Amended Historical $40,757.84 $19,177.73 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 94565
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $13,122.41 $40,757.84 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71573