Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$102,346
Total Spent
$106,600
To TN candidates
$80,100
75% of spending
To other PACs
$26,500
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $72,600 to 64 candidates
$59,650 to 51 Republicans $12,950 to 13 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $106,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $80,100 (75%) — 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: $106,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $80,100

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $4,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Rick Eldridge † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $80,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $72,600. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
  • Peltz, Jamie Dean $750.00
  • Helton, Esther $750.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $3,500.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,000.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $1,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,500.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
Delegation PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lauren Sampson Knoxville, TN Cherokee Dist. Co., Inc. $28,429.31
Ray Hand Knoxville, TN Eagle Dist. Co. $20,727.67
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $20,000.00
Det Beverages Nashville, TN — $19,923.11
Charles Hand Clarksville, TN Budweiser of Clarksville $3,629.12
Michael McWherter Jackson, TN Central Distributors $2,379.28
Steve Spivey Pulaski, TN Cardin Dist. Co. $2,000.00
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $1,560.35
Kay Crews Dyersburg, TN Clark Dist. Co., Inc. $1,547.91
Patsy Hazlewood Signal Mountain, TN — $1,500.00

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 2024 Historical $30,038.46 $9,407.73 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $47,024.73 $30,038.46 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $48,916.28 $47,024.73 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $52,416.28 $48,916.28 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $35,137.64 $52,416.28 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $13,661.58 $35,137.64 Source ↗