Memphis

D R I V E Dc PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Fred E. Zuckerman · Washington, DC

Also giving in

Also gave $11,250.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$32,821
incl. $23,990 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,233
To TN candidates
$61,312
87% of spending
Operating & other
$4,920
7.0% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,233 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $61,312 (87%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $4,920 ÷ Total spent: $70,233
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,920
Contributions to candidates $61,312
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $61,312 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $61,312 difference, $61,312 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $61,312 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jones, Sherry $5,000.00
  • Moore, Gary $5,000.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $5,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $5,000.00
  • Chism, Sidney $5,000.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $5,000.00
  • Oldham, Chris $3,000.00
  • Davis, Lincoln $2,500.00
  • Chapter 1196 D.R.I.V.E. $2,364.75
  • Carroll, Michael $2,000.00
  • …and 19 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
Shelby County Democratic Party $2,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer/Affiliates $4,770.37
Annual Pac Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Returned Check Jo Ann Graves Gallatin, TN — $5,000.00
Charles Rainey Fairview, TN Local 327 $480.00
James Neal Murfreesboro, TN Teamsters Local Union 327 $400.00
David Tanksley Smyrna, TN Local 327 $360.00
Gerald Norris Old Hickory, TN Local 327 $360.00
Wes Hinz Murfreesboro, TN Local 327 $360.00
William Stiger Memphis, TN Local 984 $360.00
Charles Watkins Memphis, TN Teamsters Local Union 667 $303.31
Henry Perry Memphis, TN Teamsters Local Union 667 $300.00
Joe Bennett Rockvale, TN Teamsters Local Union 327 $260.00

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 2004 Historical $11,021,713.88 $11,004,993.51 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3045
Q3 2004 Historical $11,048,325.03 $11,021,713.88 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2128
Q2 2004 Historical $11,049,038.88 $11,048,325.03 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 719
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $11,042,405.51 $11,049,038.88 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 5