Davidson County Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Erica Davis · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $179,619.34 | $124,231.94 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $221,591.12 | $202,687.62 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $273,761.71 | $251,700.48 | $49,000.00 |
| 2023 | $64,729.20 | $39,721.85 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $102,714.64 | $127,768.25 | $29,000.53 |
| 2021 | $38,104.80 | $20,616.67 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $98,343.83 | $102,795.67 | $125.00 |
| 2019 | $65,281.40 | $61,836.93 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $76,756.71 | $73,288.44 | $6,000.00 |
| 2017 | $71,141.03 | $62,774.64 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $122,335.80 | $122,205.14 | $5,000.00 |
| 2015 | $90,373.83 | $70,339.23 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $20,847.55 | $27,273.69 | $2,500.00 |
| 2013 | $5,547.29 | $5,509.65 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $12,092.26 | $4,017.57 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $9,188.39 | $6,024.37 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $9,010.00 | $41,063.08 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $12,214.00 | $18,794.91 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $48,512.70 | $13,631.56 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $23,259.00 | $26,742.27 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $24,976.04 | $48,391.30 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $131,511.06 | $79,532.88 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $33,662.23 | $15,343.11 | $0.00 |
| All years | $1,735,573.93 | $1,546,291.25 | $91,625.53 |
Also giving in
Also gave $2,992.00 in U.S. Congress 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
$1,735,574
incl. $266,124 unitemized small gifts
excl. $3,512 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,546,291
Operating & other
$1,315,905
85% of spending
To TN candidates
$122,001
7.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $91,626 to 8 candidates
$91,626 to 8 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,546,291 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,315,905 (85%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $1,315,905 85%
- To TN candidates $122,001 7.9%
- Spent outside Tennessee $92,455 6.0%
- To other PACs $15,931 1.0%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Hemmer † | Tennessee House, District 59 | Dem. | $29,000.53 |
| Bo Mitchell † | Tennessee House, District 50 | Dem. | $29,000.00 |
| Heidi Campbell † | Tennessee Senate, District 20 | Dem. | $12,000.00 |
| Shaundelle Brooks † | Tennessee House, District 60 | Dem. | $12,000.00 |
| Bob Freeman † | Tennessee House, District 56 | Dem. | $6,125.00 |
| Darren Jernigan † | Tennessee House, District 60 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Jason L Powell † | Tennessee House, District 53 | Dem. | $1,250.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $122,001 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $91,626. Of the $30,375 difference, $30,375 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $30,375 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Friends of Megan Barry $8,500.00
- Coleman, Erin $3,500.00
- Moth, Chris $3,500.00
- Jesse for Goodlettsville $1,000.00
- Jones, Lynda $1,000.00
- Moore, Gary $1,000.00
- Robert Taylor for Schools $1,000.00
- Blackburn, Melissa $500.00
- Briley, Rob $500.00
- McCoy, Carol L. $500.00
- …and 34 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $6,449.36 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $4,400.00 |
| Actblue Tennessee | $1,049.21 |
| Madison County Democratic Executive Committee | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee House Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Kyonzte Toombs | $500.00 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Party | $407.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $300.00 |
| Davidson County Young Democrats | $250.00 |
| TN Young Democrats | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $5,128 to 6 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 states. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| NGP VAN | Washington, D.C. | $2,718.03 |
| Direct Connect | Washington, D.C. | $1,866.01 |
| Hustle | California | $195.00 |
| Square, Inc. | California | $177.04 |
| Sage Payment Solutions | California | $166.63 |
| Amazon | Washington | $5.19 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Ed Salary | $160,891.85 |
| Event Rental Space | $141,008.50 |
| Catering | $66,180.28 |
| Printing | $64,987.55 |
| Food / Beverage | $50,109.08 |
| Venue Rental | $46,435.20 |
| Bank Fees | $38,757.88 |
| Facility Rental | $38,038.00 |
| Fund Raising Expense | $33,220.00 |
| Computer Program | $33,216.90 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerplate-Music City Center | Venue Rental | 09/15/2016 | $31,483.81 |
| Green Light Media Strategies | Mailing | 07/26/2022 | $26,262.21 |
| Loew's Vanderbilt Hotel | Event Rental Space | 09/10/2024 | $25,497.31 |
| Loew's Vanderbilt Hotel | Catering | 10/22/2025 | $20,852.09 |
| Levy's Restaurant Group | Food / Beverage | 10/26/2018 | $20,447.97 |
| Loew's Vanderbilt Hotel | Event Rental Space | 09/05/2024 | $18,663.13 |
| Gaylord | Live Music | 10/16/2020 | $15,175.00 |
| Sheraton | Event Expense | 08/29/2026 | $15,000.00 |
| Sheraton | Event Expense | 10/06/2026 | $15,000.00 |
| Renaissance Hotel | Facility Rental | 06/29/2015 | $14,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$2,000.00 (0.2% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Davidson County Democratic Party — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cartwright | Franklin, TN | Clinical Revenue MGMT Services | $30,000.00 |
| Bob Freeman | Nashville, TN | Freeman Webb | $29,037.50 |
| Kathy Olsen | Nashville, TN | Retired | $26,553.04 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | Nashville, TN | — | $21,566.23 |
| Gary Bynum | Nashville, TN | HSC | $20,233.95 |
| Vote Save America | Washington, DC | — | $20,000.00 |
| Friends of Caleb Hemmer | Nashville, TN | — | $17,070.25 |
| Michael Shmerling | Nashville, TN | Xmi Holdings | $15,094.78 |
| Victoria Pao | New York, NY | Retired | $14,295.25 |
| Friends of Bob Freeman | Nashville, TN | — | $12,500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $77,471.21 | $104,768.03 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130821 |
| Q3 2026 | $79,426.97 | $77,471.21 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129884 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $55,552.33 | $48,949.84 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127739 |
| Q2 2026 | $15,632.63 | $55,552.33 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126514 |
| Q1 2026 | $49,380.63 | $46,109.76 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125833 |
| Year-End 2025 | $46,838.61 | $49,380.63 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124186 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $30,477.13 | $46,838.61 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122184 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $46,135.19 | $30,477.13 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120743 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $54,668.80 | $46,135.19 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119036 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $42,866.41 | $54,668.80 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117331 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $43,723.99 | $42,866.41 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116213 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $35,225.74 | $43,723.99 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114120 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $32,894.90 | $35,225.74 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112501 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $29,932.57 | $32,894.90 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111440 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $6,609.32 | $29,932.57 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108527 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $22,387.35 | $6,609.32 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107358 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $27,373.13 | $22,387.35 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106296 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $31,817.09 | $27,373.13 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104354 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $45,685.57 | $31,817.09 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102971 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $36,808.81 | $45,685.57 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 99732 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $31,662.93 | $36,808.81 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98540 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $17,264.94 | $31,662.93 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97181 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $15,212.24 | $17,264.94 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95289 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $15,965.57 | $15,212.24 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93874 |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $26,516.64 | $15,965.57 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92755 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $16,217.61 | $26,516.64 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91656 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $13,927.89 | $16,217.61 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89925 |
| Q2 2020 Amended Historical | $16,531.42 | $13,927.89 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89041 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $20,057.32 | $16,531.42 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87549 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $47,907.28 | $20,057.32 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86253 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $16,612.85 | $47,907.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84665 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $28,458.46 | $16,612.85 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82348 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $7,821.08 | $28,458.46 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81949 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $12,612.17 | $7,821.08 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79408 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $14,500.55 | $12,612.17 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77689 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $11,413.16 | $14,500.55 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75970 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $14,329.18 | $11,413.16 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74857 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $16,866.23 | $14,329.18 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73403 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $9,428.82 | $16,866.23 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71816 |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $23,156.88 | $9,428.82 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70802 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $29,151.66 | $23,156.88 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68677 |
| Q3 2016 Amended Historical | $20,027.63 | $29,151.66 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67838 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $22,398.89 | $20,027.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65804 |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $19,179.78 | $22,398.89 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65324 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $22,437.94 | $19,179.78 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63142 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $32,607.24 | $22,437.94 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61377 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $4,679.15 | $32,607.24 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60236 |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $6,285.53 | $4,679.15 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59865 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $14,248.34 | $6,285.53 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 55799 |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $11,972.59 | $14,248.34 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 57291 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $8,095.42 | $11,972.59 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 57288 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $12,315.74 | $8,095.42 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 55431 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $12,034.08 | $12,315.74 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51263 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $12,034.08, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $12,315.74. | |||
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $8,648.26 | $12,034.08 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49109 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $11,996.44 | $8,648.26 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48348 |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $6,387.19 | $11,996.44 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 47135 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $6,817.44 | $6,387.19 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45129 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $6,817.44, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $6,387.19. | |||
| Q3 2012 Historical | $5,241.62 | $6,817.44 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44231 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $5,062.49 | $5,241.62 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42648 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,062.49, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,241.62. | |||
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $1,984.73 | $5,062.49 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42649 |
| Q1 2012 Amended Historical | $4,291.03 | $1,984.73 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40399 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $3,172.40 | $4,291.03 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39201 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $1,833.66 | $3,172.40 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37723 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $4,374.03 | $1,833.66 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36173 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $7,528.31 | $4,374.03 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34952 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $11,396.33 | $7,528.31 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34069 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $13,397.30 | $11,396.33 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32768 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $17,250.09 | $13,397.30 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31729 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $34,077.87 | $17,250.09 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30423 |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $43,602.78 | $34,077.87 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 30646 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $41,043.78 | $43,602.78 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28085 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $22,566.93 | $41,043.78 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26639 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $11,845.61 | $22,566.93 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26033 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $11,660.61 | $11,845.61 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24424 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $11,435.61 | $11,660.61 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 25433 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $11,435.61, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $11,660.61. | |||
| Q2 2008 Historical | $7,282.66 | $11,435.61 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21586 |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $6,019.39 | $7,282.66 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 21195 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $6,466.29 | $6,019.39 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21193 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $9,518.74 | $6,466.29 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14309 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $17,149.80 | $9,518.74 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12653 |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $17,281.28 | $17,149.80 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12403 |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $8,010.11 | $17,281.28 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12404 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $9,211.45 | $8,010.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 10438 |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $20,318.73 | $9,211.45 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 12401 |
| Q1 2006 Amended Historical | $36,760.65 | $20,318.73 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 7029 |
| Q4 2005 Amended Historical | $51,602.51 | $36,760.65 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 7028 |
| Q3 2005 Amended Historical | $9,658.54 | $51,602.51 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5273 |
| Q2 2005 Amended Historical | $3,647.35 | $9,658.54 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 5272 |
| Q1 2005 Amended Historical | $11,436.09 | $3,647.35 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 5271 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $5,713.03 | $11,436.09 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3016 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $7,695.50 | $5,713.03 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2193 |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $7,716.11 | $7,695.50 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 721 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $6,134.45 | $7,716.11 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 7027 |