Davidson County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$76,757
incl. $12,917 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$73,288
Operating & other
$71,431
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,150
1.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $73,288 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $71,431 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $1,150 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $71,431 ÷ Total spent: $73,288
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $71,431
Contributions to candidates $1,150

“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
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 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 $1,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $150 difference, $150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Cowherd, Annie $150.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $708 to 1 candidate and committee 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
NGP VAN Washington, D.C. $707.51

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $22,197.29
Office Rental Space $11,487.36
Venue Rental $7,000.00
Donation $6,500.00
Event Rental Space $4,059.21
Software $3,014.18
Rent $2,512.76
Voter Registration $2,025.00
Merchank Bank Fee $1,997.70
Database $1,400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tiffany Lowe Nashville, TN Essential Health $5,000.00
James D Shulman Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $2,750.00
Cooper for Congress Committee Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Friends of John Ray Clemmons Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Terry Jo Bichell Brentwood, TN Combinedbrain $2,000.00
Chad Goldman Los Angeles, CA — $1,500.00
Jamie Amos Nashville, TN Barn Productions $1,500.00
Andrew Hill Nashville, TN LBMC $1,322.00
Jenny Charles Nashville, TN Metro Government $1,304.00
Lee Jones Nashville, TN Doggie Doos Inc. $1,265.00

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 $28,458.46 $16,612.85 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Late Historical $7,821.08 $28,458.46 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $12,612.17 $7,821.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $14,500.55 $12,612.17 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $11,413.16 $14,500.55 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $14,329.18 $11,413.16 Source ↗