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
$16,960
incl. $16,800 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$72,550
To TN candidates
$65,750
91% of spending
To other PACs
$6,800
9.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,500 to 7 candidates
$18,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $72,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $65,750 (91%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $72,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $65,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $5,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $5,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $2,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,500.00
Hilman Dwayne Thompson † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $2,250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $750.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $65,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,500. Of the $47,250 difference, $47,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $47,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Shepard, David $5,000.00
  • Lenda Sherrell for Congress $5,000.00
  • Friends of Daron Hall $3,000.00
  • Smith, Sarah M. $3,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $2,500.00
  • Tidwell, John $2,500.00
  • Cmte To Elect Eddie Jones $2,000.00
  • Cmte To Reelect Dianne Turner $2,000.00
  • Friends of Kevin Reed for Judge $2,000.00
  • Gross, Tony $2,000.00
  • …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
Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee $4,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,800.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2014 Historical $827,700.11 $826,200.11 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58844
Pre-General 2014 Historical $827,700.11 $827,700.11 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57627
Q3 2014 Historical $831,200.11 $827,700.11 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56258
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $851,450.11 $831,200.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53742
Q2 2014 Historical $875,790.11 $851,450.11 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52025
Q1 2014 Historical $881,790.11 $875,790.11 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50298