Memphis

Wholesalers Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$67,513
incl. $44 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$68,106
To TN candidates
$49,250
72% of spending
To other PACs
$18,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $46,750 to 32 candidates
$45,000 to 30 Republicans $1,750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $68,106 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,250 (72%) — 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: $356 ÷ Total spent: $68,106
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $356
Contributions to candidates $49,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $5,300.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $3,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
John K Crawford Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $49,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $46,750. Of the $2,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $1,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00

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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $5,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
Tim PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Accounting Software $271.10
Bank Fees $77.57
Credit Card Fees $6.98

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Cherokee Dist Co Inc. Knoxville, TN — $17,592.19
Det Beverages Nashville, TN — $10,861.96
Scott Turner Nashville, TN Ajax Turner $10,000.00
Eagle Distributing Co Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $9,251.02
Clark Distributing Co Inc. Dyersburg, TN — $7,010.15
Eagle Distributing Co Memphis Memphis, TN — $6,898.86
Tarver Distributing Co Inc. Charleston, TN — $1,556.53
Cardin Dist Co Inc. Pulaski, TN — $1,500.00
Tristar Beverage Cookeville Cookeville, TN — $897.46
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $861.17

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
Pre-General 2026 $7,095.70 $44,367.82 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130411
Q3 2026 $13,929.12 $7,095.70 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129406
Pre-Primary 2026 $14,970.83 $13,929.12 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128468
Q2 2026 $44,963.46 $14,970.83 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126715
Q1 2026 $44,960.70 $44,963.46 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125881