Blount County Democratic Party PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Blount County Democratic Party PAC — 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
2026 $34,149.00 $26,113.24 $0.00
2025 $19,646.00 $18,576.69 $0.00
2024 $46,180.51 $50,489.25 $1,000.00
2023 $29,615.57 $9,341.33 $0.00
2022 $4,800.00 $2,455.00 $0.00
2019 $492.80 $9,871.37 $0.00
2018 $19,060.49 $12,643.01 $0.00
2017 $7,132.75 $4,772.87 $0.00
2016 $6,416.29 $2,881.66 $0.00
2015 $1,800.49 $709.69 $0.00
2014 $2,510.55 $3,628.21 $0.00
2013 $8,749.83 $10,222.73 $0.00
2012 $15,579.15 $10,280.48 $0.00
2011 $5,524.20 $4,765.36 $0.00
2010 $5,954.00 $7,018.15 $0.00
2009 $5,973.99 $15,363.48 $0.00
2008 $27,260.76 $13,781.71 $0.00
2007 $7,767.15 $5,993.99 $0.00
2006 $9,789.02 $9,151.10 $0.00
2005 $865.00 $516.00 $0.00
2004 $4,252.00 $2,822.62 $0.00
All years $263,519.55 $221,397.94 $1,000.00
Raised
$263,520
incl. $138,982 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$221,398
Operating & other
$206,831
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$13,017
5.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $221,398 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $206,831 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $13,017 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $206,831 ÷ Total spent: $221,398
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $206,831
Contributions to candidates $13,017

“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
Karen Gertz † Tennessee House, District 20 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,017 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $12,017 difference, $12,017 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,017 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Martin, Jason $1,500.00
  • Dubois, Sue $1,000.00
  • Herron, Sarah $1,000.00
  • Young, Patti $1,000.00
  • Dees, Linda Jo $700.00
  • Gallagher, Joe $600.00
  • Merritt, Steve $600.00
  • Blount County Kerry for President $500.00
  • Martin, Tanya $500.00
  • Brian for Blount $400.00
  • …and 16 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
Committee To Elect Karen Gertz $300.00
Committee To Elect Rob Spirko $250.00

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
Rent $38,340.57
Obama Ball Food & Location $18,378.05
Advertising $12,379.62
Events $12,148.06
Merchandise $11,350.09
Transfer To Close $9,871.37
Roosevelt Dinner Expenses $9,519.97
Roosevelt Dinner-Catering $7,470.00
Postage $4,721.70
Event Food & Supplies $4,448.34

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
Betsy Smith Walland, TN Not Employed $12,680.00
Blount County Democratic Party Maryville, TN — $4,500.00
Sue Dubois Walland, TN Not Employed $3,704.67
D Kelly and Denise Thomas Maryville, TN State of Tennessee $2,930.00
Janice Gouldthorpe Louisville, TN Not Employed $2,490.00
Oliver Thomas Maryville, TN Knox County Schools $2,200.00
Cer Chicago, IL — $2,190.00
Richard Schenk Rockford, TN — $2,140.00
Helene Brown Maryville, TN — $2,099.63

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
Pre-General 2026 $18,724.50 $20,639.53 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 129725
Q3 2026 $20,456.67 $18,724.50 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129726
Pre-Primary 2026 $19,706.25 $20,456.67 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128262
Q2 2026 $18,805.11 $19,706.25 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126509
Q1 2026 $15,823.29 $18,805.11 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125444
Year-End 2025 Amended $14,577.20 $15,823.29 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 125504
Mid-Year 2025 $15,628.34 $14,577.20 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121759
Q4 2024 Historical $18,169.02 $15,628.34 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119973
Pre-General 2024 Historical $17,396.49 $18,169.02 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118727
Q3 2024 Historical $23,371.51 $17,396.49 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117070
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $21,437.58 $23,371.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115909
Q2 2024 Historical $24,086.12 $21,437.58 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114636
Q1 2024 Historical $21,614.96 $24,086.12 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112917
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $1,760.86 $21,614.96 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111882
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,760.26 $1,760.86 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109072
Q4 2022 Historical $1,759.82 $1,760.26 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107600
Pre-General 2022 Historical $3,994.42 $1,759.82 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105695
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $0.00 $3,994.42 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 107645
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103002
Q2 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101206
Q1 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99879
Year-End 2019 Historical $9,871.37 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86321
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $9,702.41 $9,871.37 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84612
Q4 2018 Historical $10,459.31 $9,702.41 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82286
Pre-General 2018 Historical $15,351.57 $10,459.31 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81037
Q3 2018 Historical $7,581.78 $15,351.57 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 78887
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $7,128.36 $7,581.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77592
Q2 2018 Historical $5,697.91 $7,128.36 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76437
Q1 2018 Historical $5,842.77 $5,697.91 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74620
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $4,603.96 $5,842.77 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73981
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $5,203.86 $4,603.96 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72510

As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,203.86, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,603.96.

Q4 2016 Historical $4,558.12 $5,203.86 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69654
Pre-General 2016 Historical $2,532.92 $4,558.12 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68395
Q3 2016 Historical $1,957.29 $2,532.92 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66899
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $1,979.79 $1,957.29 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66486
Q2 2016 Historical $1,975.30 $1,979.79 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64210
Q1 2016 Historical $1,968.98 $1,975.30 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62802
Year-End 2015 Historical $1,246.28 $1,968.98 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61389
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,039.18 $1,246.28 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60029
Q4 2014 Historical $534.61 $1,039.18 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59415
Pre-General 2014 Historical $731.31 $534.61 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58009
Q3 2014 Historical $981.97 $731.31 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55506
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $2,480.47 $981.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54971
Q2 2014 Historical $2,858.54 $2,480.47 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52054
Q1 2014 Historical $2,633.83 $2,858.54 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51497
Year-End 2013 Historical $2,914.78 $2,633.83 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48700
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $4,579.15 $2,914.78 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 46546
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $4,267.26 $4,579.15 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 47078
Pre-General 2012 Historical $3,058.79 $4,267.26 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44377
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $3,464.42 $3,058.79 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44008
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,309.46 $3,464.42 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41956

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,309.46, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,464.42.

Q2 2012 Historical $1,751.60 $3,309.46 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40343
Q1 2012 Historical $641.92 $1,751.60 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39663
Year-End 2011 Historical $2,885.18 $641.92 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38035
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $314.65 $2,885.18 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36970
Q4 2010 Historical $1,627.35 $314.65 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35142
Pre-General 2010 Historical $1,527.35 $1,627.35 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34244

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,527.35, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,627.35.

Q3 2010 Historical $2,481.81 $1,527.35 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33125
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $3,389.95 $2,481.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32058
Q2 2010 Historical $2,601.25 $3,389.95 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31324
Q1 2010 Historical $2,965.46 $2,601.25 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29923

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,965.46, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,601.25.

Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $4,758.91 $2,965.46 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29426
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $15,000.71 $4,758.91 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27318
Q4 2008 Historical $2,165.06 $15,000.71 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25965
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $1,435.86 $2,165.06 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25530
Q3 2008 Historical $2,110.04 $1,435.86 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 22598
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $1,504.88 $2,110.04 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22456
Q2 2008 Historical $2,806.51 $1,504.88 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21467
Q1 2008 Historical $3,014.88 $2,806.51 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20306

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,014.88, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,806.51.

Year-End 2007 Historical $3,729.86 $3,014.88 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14019
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $2,395.21 $3,729.86 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14088
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
Q4 2005 Historical $2,438.86 $1,632.10 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5605

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,438.86, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,632.10.

Q3 2005 Historical $2,438.86 $2,438.86 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4779
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $1,573.93 $2,438.86 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4504
Q1 2005 Historical $2,089.23 $1,573.93 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3764
Q4 2004 Historical $485.30 $2,089.23 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2891
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $1,141.42 $485.30 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2177
Q2 2004 Historical $1,040.71 $1,141.42 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1237
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $830.97 $1,040.71 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 1285