Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$53,164
Total Spent
$60,000
To TN candidates
$47,500
79% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,000 to 30 candidates
$23,500 to 21 Republicans $7,500 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,500 (79%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $60,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $47,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $47,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,000. Of the $16,500 difference, $16,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • …and 5 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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,500.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $1,500.00
Tennessee Demorcratic Caucus $1,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $18,523.45
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $18,399.03
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $12,606.71
Steve Spivey Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. Co. $1,500.00
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $1,002.09
Bountybev Clarksville, TN — $714.94
Tennessee Crown Chattanooga, TN — $417.59

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 2020 Historical $19,429.09 $11,831.42 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93218
Pre-General 2020 Historical $19,613.62 $19,429.09 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92438
Q3 2020 Historical $28,065.47 $19,613.62 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91203
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $37,652.81 $28,065.47 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90157
Q2 2020 Historical $26,299.68 $37,652.81 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88875
Q1 2020 Historical $18,667.61 $26,299.68 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87454