Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$95,289
Total Spent
$83,950
To TN candidates
$71,200
85% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $46,700 to 38 candidates
$40,200 to 30 Republicans $6,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $83,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $71,200 (85%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $83,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $71,200
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
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,100.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,600.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $71,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $46,700. Of the $24,500 difference, $24,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $2,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,500.00
Doc PAC $2,500.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $250 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
Nobel Women Washington, D.C. $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tmba Nashville, TN — $40,000.00
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $23,472.87
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $11,121.01
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $10,000.00
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $4,901.50
Malcolm Wood Memphis, TN A.S. Barboro, Inc. $3,003.48
Steve Spivey Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. Co. $1,000.00
Bountybev Clarksville, TN — $750.40
Tennessee Crown Chattanooga, TN — $530.69
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $508.95

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 2019 Historical $20,424.40 $18,667.61 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $7,328.71 $20,424.40 Source ↗