Blount County Democratic Party PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2003 · Treasurer: Pamela Lee Ragon · Maryville, TN

Raised

$9,789

incl. $8,089 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$9,151

Operating & other

$7,151

78% of spending

To TN candidates

$2,000

22% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,151 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,151 (78%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $7,151 ÷ Total spent: $9,151

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$7,151
Contributions to candidates	$2,000

Source filings:

Operating & other $7,151 78%
To TN candidates $2,000 22%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Merritt, Steve $600.00
Gallagher, Joe $600.00
Ballard, David $200.00
Dees, Linda Jo $200.00
Lowell, Ridings $200.00
Tallant, Ernie $200.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Rent	$3,010.00
Advertising	$1,655.00
Reimbursment Of Expenses Re Kelly Thomas Luncheon	$898.61
Christmas Party Income Split	$860.50
Reimbursement	$394.66
Office Telephone	$182.33
Dues / Subscriptions	$150.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
The Daily Times	Advertising	11/02/2006	$1,290.00
Gregory, Jim	Rent	08/22/2006	$1,210.00
Gregory, Jim	Rent	07/18/2006	$1,200.00
Gallagher, Joe	Reimbursment Of Expenses Re Kelly Thomas Luncheon	12/15/2006	$898.61
Democratic Women's Club of Blount County	Christmas Party Income Split	01/16/2006	$860.50
Gregory, Jim	Rent	06/21/2006	$600.00
Cook, Brandon	Reimbursement	01/06/2006	$394.66
The Daily Times	Advertising	08/21/2006	$200.00
Bellsouth	Office Telephone	08/23/2006	$182.33
Blount Today	Advertising	08/21/2006	$165.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Gregory Jim	Maryville, TN	Self-Employed	$1,200.00
John Delozier	Maryville, TN	Retired	$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 2006 Amended Historical	$3,073.52	$2,395.21	Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13033
Pre-General 2006 Historical	$2,459.64	$3,073.52	Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10991
As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,459.64, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,073.52.
Q3 2006 Amended Historical	$1,332.23	$2,459.64	Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10809
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical	$2,932.23	$1,332.23	Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 10300
Q2 2006 Historical	$2,732.23	$2,932.23	Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7535
Q1 2006 Historical	$1,632.10	$2,732.23	Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 8536