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
$2,574
Total Spent
$90,126
To TN candidates
$60,000
67% of spending
To other PACs
$29,100
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 4 candidates
$14,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $90,126 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,000 (67%) — 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: $1,026 ÷ Total spent: $90,126
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,026
Contributions to candidates $60,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $6,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $3,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $3,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $60,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $45,500 difference, $45,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $45,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Barnes, Tim $6,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $5,000.00
  • Moore, Gary $5,000.00
  • Hayes, Linda $5,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $5,000.00
  • Shepard, David $5,000.00
  • Smith, Sarah $3,000.00
  • Jimmy "J.J." Jones for Sheriff $3,000.00
  • New Year's Day Prayer Breakfast $2,500.00
  • Cmte To Elect Jack BYRD $2,000.00
  • …and 3 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
Tennessee Democratic Party $21,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee $5,000.00
Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee $2,500.00
Rutherford County Democratic Party $600.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer/Affiliates $1,025.61

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Nathaniel Jackson Memphis, TN Local 1196 $1,340.00
Lloyd Fiveash Collierville, TN Local 327 $260.00
James Curbeam Nashville, TN Teamsters Local Union 480 $250.00
Ronald Parkinson Bartlett, TN Teamsters Local Union 667 $140.00
Doris Tigg Smyrna, TN Teamsters Local Union 327 $130.00
James Vaughn Memphis, TN Teamsters Local Union 667 $120.00
David Hubbard New Market, TN Usf Holland Inc. $104.00

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 2012 Amended Historical $896,790.11 $892,290.11 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 47186
Pre-General 2012 Historical $915,790.11 $896,790.11 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44934
Q3 2012 Historical $936,290.11 $915,790.11 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43567
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $945,290.11 $936,290.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42019
Q2 2012 Historical $965,468.98 $945,290.11 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40581
Q1 2012 Historical $974,841.72 $965,468.98 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39681