Actblue Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2006 · Treasurer: Erin Hill · Somerville, MA

Year by year

Actblue Tennessee — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2014 $168,434.12 $178,266.12 $25,308.00
2013 $66,624.89 $56,661.89 $14,402.00
2012 $144,796.06 $144,546.06 $17,261.00
2011 $46,208.51 $46,994.51 $2,905.00
2010 $196,159.62 $192,188.62 $38,573.00
2009 $363,941.10 $365,466.10 $73,882.00
2008 $77,579.00 $74,790.98 $0.00
2007 $4,260.00 $3,625.00 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $1,068,003.30 $1,062,539.28 $172,331.00
Raised
$1,068,003
incl. $1,454 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,062,539
To TN candidates
$928,682
87% of spending
To other PACs
$133,497
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $172,331 to 4 candidates
$172,331 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,062,539 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $928,682 (87%) — 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: $85 ÷ Total spent: $1,062,539
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $85
Contributions to candidates $928,682

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $113,045.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $58,116.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,160.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $10.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $928,682 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $172,331. Of the $756,351 difference, $756,351 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $756,351 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • McWherter, Michael $193,645.00
  • Herron (Governor), Roy $150,444.10
  • Jennifer Buck Wallace for State House $47,439.00
  • Berke, Andrew $46,868.00
  • Hawkins, Jim $27,155.00
  • Thompson, Brad $23,275.00
  • Friends of Cheri Siler $20,025.15
  • Finney, Lowe $18,860.34
  • Barnes, Tim $18,246.00
  • Mary Mancini for State Senate $11,404.98
  • …and 149 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
Williamson County Democratic Party $17,968.00
Democratic Party of Knox County Tennesse $14,245.00
Rutherford County Democratic Party $12,707.00
Tennessee Young Democrats $11,310.00
House Democratic Caucus $9,360.00
Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus $7,380.00
Shelby County Democratic Party $7,165.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $6,105.00
Putnam County Democratic Party $5,470.50
Sumner County Democratic Party $4,877.51

Given in Other States

This committee sent $275 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Noel, John Georgia $250.00
Marion County Democratic Party Indiana $25.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Recovery $85.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William Freeman Nashville, TN Freeman Webb Company $13,450.00
Kevin Sharp Nashville, TN Drescher & Sharp, P.C. $8,550.00
William Leader Nashville, TN Leader \& Associates $7,750.00
Richard Laroche Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $7,090.00
Andrew Berke Chattannoga, TN City of Chattanooga $5,050.00
Babs Freeman Nashville, TN Little Green Room $5,000.00
Bob Herring Brentwood, TN Nashville Gastrointestinal Specialists $5,000.00
J Michelle McWhorter Brentwood, TN Not Employed $5,000.00
Sheila Herring Brentwood, TN Pastiche $5,000.00
William Stuard Clarksville, TN F&M Bank $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 1,280 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2014 Historical $7,408.00 $3,516.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $3,006.00 $7,408.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $3,716.00 $3,006.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $3,126.00 $3,716.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $3,095.00 $3,126.00 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $13,348.00 $3,095.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Historical $3,135.00 $13,348.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $3,385.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $8,202.00 $3,385.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $3,135.00 $8,202.00 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $4,635.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,135.00 $4,635.00 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $3,135.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $3,135.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Historical $3,135.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $3,921.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Historical $3,465.00 $3,921.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $3,185.00 $3,465.00 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $3,135.00 $3,185.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $0.00 $3,135.00 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Historical $50.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $2,525.00 $50.00 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $2,400.00 $2,525.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $0.00 $2,400.00 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $1,725.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $0.00 $1,725.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $250.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $0.00 $250.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗