Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$104,924
Total Spent
$102,250
To TN candidates
$83,250
81% of spending
To other PACs
$19,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $67,250 to 63 candidates
$51,000 to 47 Republicans $16,250 to 16 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $102,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,250 (81%) — 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: $102,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $83,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
London Lamar † Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $2,500.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,250.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,500.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $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 $83,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $67,250. Of the $16,000 difference, $16,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,500.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,500.00
  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Hall, Donnie $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
  • …and 7 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) $4,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Hand Clarksville, TN Budweiser of Clarksville $25,867.36
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $24,530.64
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $23,074.18
A K Dettwiller Nashville, TN Det Dist. Co., Inc. $17,865.47
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $5,000.00
Bountybev Clarksville, TN — $2,448.69
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $1,881.01
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $1,657.12
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $1,034.05
Steve Spivey Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. Co. $1,000.00

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 2022 Historical $56,141.54 $38,305.11 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $63,141.54 $56,141.54 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $73,973.45 $63,141.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $79,973.45 $73,973.45 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $73,213.34 $79,973.45 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $35,631.56 $73,213.34 Source ↗