Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$98,050
Total Spent
$74,250
To TN candidates
$57,250
77% of spending
To other PACs
$17,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $43,000 to 43 candidates
$35,000 to 33 Republicans $8,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $74,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $57,250 (77%) — 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: $74,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $57,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 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 $57,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $43,000. Of the $14,250 difference, $14,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kelsey, Brian $1,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Lamar (House), London $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $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) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $32,593.71
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $23,200.71
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $22,754.92
Tmba Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $2,234.57
Steve Spivey Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. Co. $2,000.00
Tennessee Crown Chattanooga, TN — $266.23

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 2021 Amended Historical $54,056.98 $35,631.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $11,831.42 $54,056.98 Source ↗