Committee For Better Govt Autozone, Inc.

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Adam Christopher · Memphis, TN

Raised
$16,178
incl. $7,478 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,500
Operating & other
$11,000
47% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,500
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (47%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $11,000 ÷ Total spent: $23,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,000
Contributions to candidates $7,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends Of Paul Young $2,500.00
  • Miyares For Virginia $1,500.00
  • Cohen For Congress $1,000.00
  • Friends To Elect Shante Avant $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
Auto Care Association PAC $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $11,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Philip Daniele $1,530.00
Brian Campbell $1,320.00
Joe Sellers $1,320.00
Brett Shanaman $1,320.00
Eric Gould $660.00
Samuel Sandoval $660.00
Gerold Blum $270.00
Andrew Butler $270.00
Randy Horton $270.00
Scott Poole $270.00

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
Q1 2026 $141,464.75 $138,675.27 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $141,282.87 $141,464.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $145,997.00 $141,282.87 Source ↗