Davidson County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Erica Davis · Nashville, TN

Raised
$122,336
incl. $34,795 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$122,205
Operating & other
$109,611
90% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,000
9.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $122,205 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $109,611 (90%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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: $109,611 ÷ Total spent: $122,205
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $109,611
Contributions to candidates $12,000

“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
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $3,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Coleman, Erin $3,500.00
  • Moth, Chris $3,500.00
  • Friends of Darren Jernigan $1,000.00

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
TN Young Democrats $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $344 to 2 candidates and committees 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
Square, Inc. California $177.04
Sage Payment Solutions California $166.63

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Venue Rental $31,483.81
Food / Beverage $9,420.98
Printing & Design $9,220.81
T-Shirts $6,714.31
Sponsorship $6,362.00
Office Rental Space $6,000.00
Advertising $5,000.00
Audio Visual $4,892.64
Professional Services $4,633.25
Software $4,200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Cooper for Congress Nashville, TN — $3,200.00
Tennessee Democratic Party Nashville, TN — $2,863.26
Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Assoc Franklin, TN — $2,785.00
Davidson County Young Democrats Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
November Group Murfreesboro, TN — $1,500.00
Professional Design and Printing Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Rob McGuire Nashville, TN — $1,471.00
Jenny Charles Nashville, TN Metro Government $1,373.00
Gary Bynum Nashville, TN HSC $1,301.00
James D Shulman Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $1,250.00

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 2016 Amended Historical $23,156.88 $9,428.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $29,151.66 $23,156.88 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $20,027.63 $29,151.66 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $22,398.89 $20,027.63 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $19,179.78 $22,398.89 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $22,437.94 $19,179.78 Source ↗