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Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 1997 · Treasurer: Mary Linden Salter · Nashville, TN

Raised
$13,155
incl. $2,525 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,071
To TN candidates
$13,500
96% of spending
Operating & other
$571
4.1% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,071 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,500 (96%) — 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: $571 ÷ Total spent: $14,071
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $571
Contributions to candidates $13,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $13,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,500 difference, $13,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jones, Sherry $3,500.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $3,500.00
  • Coleman, Samuel E. $2,000.00
  • Kenigson, Matt $2,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Moore, Gary $500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $371.45
Picnic Venue $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Davidson County Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $10,000.00

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 2010 Historical $423.65 $408.65 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36310

As filed on this report: cash beginning $423.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $408.65.
Pre-General 2010 Historical $423.65 $423.65 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34797
Q3 2010 Historical $1,800.00 $423.65 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34568
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1,800.00 $1,800.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32320
Q2 2010 Historical $1,748.12 $1,800.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31886
Q1 2010 Historical $1,748.12 $1,748.12 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30464