Blount County Democratic Party PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$29,616
incl. $1,863 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,341
Operating & other
$8,174
88% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
11% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,341 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,174 (88%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $8,174 ÷ Total spent: $9,341
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,174
Contributions to candidates $167
Source filings:

“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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $167 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $167 difference, $167 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $167 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Knox Pride $167.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Network for Good Washington, D.C. $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Event Food & Supplies $2,965.51
Rent $1,350.00
Advertising $735.94
Event Rental $543.55
Communications $424.27
Community Event $415.97
Office Supplies $386.42
Donations $200.00
Actblue Fee $195.00
Po Box Rent $166.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Blount Co Democratic Party General Fund Maryville, TX — $13,925.35
Earl K and Linda Willoughby Maryvile, TN Retired $2,000.00
Oliver Thomas Maryville, TN Retired $2,000.00
Richard Schenck Rockford, TN Retired $2,000.00
Sue Dubois Walland, TN Not Employed $1,095.00
D Kelly and Denise Thomas Maryville, TN State of Tennessee $1,000.00
Yoni Landau Chicago, IL Movement Labs $1,000.00
Brian Groenhout Maryville, TN Onesky, LLC $500.00
Phil Young Maryville, TN — $424.22
Judith Graham Maryville, TN Not Employed $310.00

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
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $1,760.86 $21,614.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,760.26 $1,760.86 Source ↗