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
$1,098
Total Spent
$117,400
To TN candidates
$104,900
89% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,600 to 9 candidates
$31,600 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $117,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $104,900 (89%) — 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: $117,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $104,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $10,000.00
David Weatherspoon † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Dem. $3,000.00
Gabby Salinas † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $3,000.00
Hilman Dwayne Thompson † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $3,000.00
London Lamar † Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $3,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $3,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,800.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $2,800.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 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 $104,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,600. Of the $73,300 difference, $73,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $73,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dean, Karl $14,300.00
  • Carfi, Mary Alice $5,500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $5,000.00
  • Friends for Floyd Bonner $4,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $4,000.00
  • Memula, Sanjeev $3,000.00
  • Creasy, Allan $3,000.00
  • Schonbaum, Danielle $3,000.00
  • Cmte To Elect Tillman Payne $2,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $2,500.00
  • …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
Tennessee Democratic Party $12,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Scott Markle Jackson, TN United Parcel Service $350.00

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 2018 Historical $607,948.11 $605,448.11 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82740
Pre-General 2018 Historical $618,748.11 $607,948.11 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81212
Q3 2018 Historical $669,238.11 $618,748.11 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79656
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $678,238.11 $669,238.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77755
Q2 2018 Historical $708,990.11 $678,238.11 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75750
Q1 2018 Historical $718,750.11 $708,990.11 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74229