Corporate PAC · TN

Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00233056.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

92% of the $13K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 8%Helps Republicans 92%

Backs

  1. David KustoffRepublican$6,000
  2. Bill HagertyRepublican$5,000
  3. Steve CohenDemocrat$1,000
  4. Brent TaylorRepublican$1,000

Run by Adam Christopher (treasurer) · AutoZone (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Memphis, TN1
Registered
October 4, 19882

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Adam Christopher2
Connected to
AutoZone1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to AutoZone; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

  • Philip B. DanieleChief executive officer
  • Brian HannaschBoard member
  • Claire McDonoughBoard member
  • Constantino Spas MontesinosBoard member
  • Gale King V.Board member
  • George R. Mrkonic Jr.Board member
  • Jill A. SoltauBoard member
  • Linda GoodspeedBoard member
  • Michael A. GeorgeBoard member

Who funds it

It reported raising $26K: $26K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $7,520 from 20 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Tennessee $7,5207

Where its donors work7

Autozone20 gifts$7,520

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$26K
Spent$34K
Cash on hand$134K
Given to candidates and committees$26K
  • From individuals $26K

Who it gives to

4 candidates, $13K in direct gifts.4

David Kustoff RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 8th District (2026)$6,000
Bill Hagerty RepublicanU.S. Senate, Tennessee (2026)$5,000
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$1,000
Brent Taylor RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government (C00233056)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00233056/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Autozone Inc Committee for Better Governmenthttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00233056/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00233056/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00233056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00233056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Autozone Inc Committee for Better Government, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00233056&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: AutoZone (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/azo/