Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year	Raised	Spent	To candidates
2026	$12,000.00	$11,603.63	$13,500.00
2025	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2024	$20,500.00	$20,151.00	$16,500.00
2023	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2022	$20,000.00	$20,000.00	$9,000.00
2021	$455.00	$0.00	$0.00
2020	$10,000.00	$10,000.00	$6,125.00
2019	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2018	$4,000.00	$3,800.00	$1,350.00
2017	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2016	$2,000.00	$2,000.00	$750.00
2015	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2014	$3,600.00	$3,600.00	$2,625.00
2013	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2012	$6,500.00	$6,500.00	$2,250.00
2011	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2010	$13,154.77	$14,071.45	$0.00
2009	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2008	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2007	$1,485.00	$0.00	$0.00
2006	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2005	$120.00	$0.00	$0.00
2004	$1,306.50	$1,410.00	$0.00
All years	$95,121.27	$93,136.08	$45,850.00

Raised

$95,121

incl. $5,691 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$93,136

To TN candidates

$92,115

99% of spending

Operating & other

$1,021

1.1% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $45,850 to 36 candidates

$45,850 to 36 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,136 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $92,115 (99%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,021 ÷ Total spent: $93,136

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$1,021
Contributions to candidates	$92,115

Source filings:

To TN candidates $92,115 99%
Operating & other $1,021 1.1%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$4,250.00
Heidi Campbell ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 20	Dem.	$3,500.00
Darren Jernigan ^†	Tennessee House, District 60	Dem.	$3,250.00
Shaundelle Brooks ^†	Tennessee House, District 60	Dem.	$3,250.00
Bo Mitchell ^†	Tennessee House, District 50	Dem.	$3,050.00
Jerri Green ^†	Governor	Dem.	$3,000.00
Aftyn Behn ^†	Tennessee House, District 51	Dem.	$2,000.00
Bob Freeman ^†	Tennessee House, District 56	Dem.	$2,000.00
Caleb Hemmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 59	Dem.	$2,000.00
Charlane Oliver ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 19	Dem.	$2,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $92,115 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $45,850. Of the $46,265 difference, $42,015 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $4,250 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $42,015 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Jones, Sherry $5,500.00
Martin, Jason $4,000.00
Sontany, Janis Baird $4,000.00
Coleman, Samuel E. $2,000.00
Kenigson, Matt $2,000.00
MATA, Luis $1,515.00
Reynolds, Karen $1,500.00
Phillips, Mariah $1,375.00
Brewer, Maria $1,000.00
Coleman, Erin $1,000.00
…and 29 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Professional Services	$371.45
Reimbursement	$210.00
Picnic Venue	$200.00
Bank Fees	$192.00
Office Supplies	$47.63

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Jack's Bar B Que	Professional Services	07/29/2010	$371.45
Bennett, Cynthia	Reimbursement	09/30/2004	$210.00
TN Dept of Agriculture	Picnic Venue	06/21/2010	$200.00
Regions	Bank Fees	09/25/2024	$136.00
Regions	Bank Fees	09/30/2026	$56.00
Salter	Office Supplies	08/24/2026	$47.63

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Davidson County Democratic Women	Nashville, TN	—	$88,800.00

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
Q3 2026	$422.86	$819.23	Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129698
Pre-Primary 2026	$422.86	$422.86	Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128712
Q2 2026	$422.86	$422.86	Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126325
Q1 2026 Late	$614.86	$422.86	Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 126084
As filed on this report: cash beginning $614.86, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $422.86.
Year-End 2025 Late	$614.86	$614.86	Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124852
Mid-Year 2025 Late	$663.86	$614.86	Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122874
As filed on this report: cash beginning $663.86, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $614.86.
Q4 2024 Historical	$743.60	$663.86	Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120891
As filed on this report: cash beginning $743.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $663.86.
Pre-General 2024 Historical	$743.60	$743.60	Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119132
Q3 2024 Amended Historical	$394.60	$743.60	Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117762
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical	$399.60	$394.60	Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116264
As filed on this report: cash beginning $399.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $394.60.
Q2 2024 Historical	$414.60	$399.60	Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 115236
As filed on this report: cash beginning $414.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $399.60.
Q1 2024 Historical	$429.60	$414.60	Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113456
As filed on this report: cash beginning $429.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $414.60.
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical	$459.60	$429.60	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111273
As filed on this report: cash beginning $459.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $429.60.
Mid-Year 2023 Historical	$484.60	$459.60	Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109895
As filed on this report: cash beginning $484.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $459.60.
Q4 2022 Historical	$499.60	$484.60	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108342
As filed on this report: cash beginning $499.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $484.60.
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$504.60	$499.60	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106317
As filed on this report: cash beginning $504.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $499.60.
Q3 2022 Historical	$514.60	$504.60	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105183
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$519.60	$514.60	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 101843
As filed on this report: cash beginning $519.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $514.60.
Q2 2022 Historical	$434.60	$519.60	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101841
As filed on this report: cash beginning $434.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $519.60.
Q1 2022 Amended Historical	$449.60	$434.60	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99765
As filed on this report: cash beginning $449.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $434.60.
Year-End 2021 Historical	$124.60	$449.60	Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97791
Mid-Year 2021 Historical	$139.60	$124.60	Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95681
As filed on this report: cash beginning $139.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $124.60.
Q4 2020 Historical	$154.60	$139.60	Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94320
As filed on this report: cash beginning $154.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $139.60.
Pre-General 2020 Historical	$159.60	$154.60	Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92892
As filed on this report: cash beginning $159.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $154.60.
Q3 2020 Historical	$169.60	$159.60	Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 92891
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical	$174.60	$169.60	Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90475
As filed on this report: cash beginning $174.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $169.60.
Q2 2020 Historical	$189.60	$174.60	Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88382
As filed on this report: cash beginning $189.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $174.60.
Q1 2020 Historical	$204.60	$189.60	Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87869
As filed on this report: cash beginning $204.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $189.60.
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical	$234.60	$204.60	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86749
As filed on this report: cash beginning $234.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $204.60.
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$264.60	$234.60	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84176
As filed on this report: cash beginning $264.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $234.60.
Q4 2018 Historical	$279.60	$264.60	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83357
As filed on this report: cash beginning $279.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $264.60.
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical	$284.60	$279.60	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81510
As filed on this report: cash beginning $284.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $279.60.
Q3 2018 Historical	$94.60	$284.60	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80057
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$99.60	$94.60	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78677
As filed on this report: cash beginning $99.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $94.60.
Q2 2018 Historical	$114.60	$99.60	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77184
As filed on this report: cash beginning $114.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $99.60.
Q1 2018 Historical	$129.60	$114.60	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75357
As filed on this report: cash beginning $129.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $114.60.
Year-End 2017 Historical	$164.60	$129.60	Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73817
As filed on this report: cash beginning $164.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $129.60.
Mid-Year 2017 Historical	$199.60	$164.60	Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72327
As filed on this report: cash beginning $199.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $164.60.
Q4 2016 Historical	$209.60	$199.60	Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70592
As filed on this report: cash beginning $209.60, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $199.60.
Pre-General 2016 Historical	$265.00	$209.60	Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68668
Q3 2016 Historical	$275.00	$265.00	Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67938
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical	$280.00	$275.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66428
As filed on this report: cash beginning $280.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $275.00.
Q2 2016 Historical	$295.00	$280.00	Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65246
As filed on this report: cash beginning $295.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $280.00.
Q1 2016 Historical	$310.00	$295.00	Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63606
As filed on this report: cash beginning $310.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $295.00.
Year-End 2015 Historical	$340.00	$310.00	Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62376
As filed on this report: cash beginning $340.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $310.00.
Mid-Year 2015 Historical	$370.00	$340.00	Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61049
As filed on this report: cash beginning $370.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $340.00.
Q4 2014 Historical	$50.00	$370.00	Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59722
Pre-General 2014 Historical	$50.00	$50.00	Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58032
Q3 2014 Historical	$50.00	$50.00	Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56684
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical	$50.00	$50.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54857
Q2 2014 Historical	$50.00	$50.00	Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53582
Q1 2014 Historical	$50.00	$50.00	Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51443
Year-End 2013 Historical	$13.65	$50.00	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49844
As filed on this report: cash beginning $13.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $50.00.
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$103.65	$13.65	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48148
As filed on this report: cash beginning $103.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $13.65.
Q4 2012 Historical	$148.65	$103.65	Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46547
As filed on this report: cash beginning $148.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $103.65.
Pre-General 2012 Historical	$148.65	$148.65	Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45245
Q3 2012 Amended Historical	$178.65	$148.65	Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 45237
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical	$193.65	$178.65	Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42665
As filed on this report: cash beginning $193.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $178.65.
Q2 2012 Historical	$238.65	$193.65	Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41047
As filed on this report: cash beginning $238.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $193.65.
Q1 2012 Historical	$283.65	$238.65	Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40247
As filed on this report: cash beginning $283.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $238.65.
Year-End 2011 Historical	$358.65	$283.65	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38290
As filed on this report: cash beginning $358.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $283.65.
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$408.65	$358.65	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37596
As filed on this report: cash beginning $408.65, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $358.65.
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
Year-End 2009 Historical	$1,748.12	$1,748.12	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28972
Mid-Year 2009 Historical	$1,748.00	$1,748.12	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28071
Q4 2008 Historical	$1,748.00	$1,748.00	Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26469
Pre-General 2008 Historical	$1,748.00	$1,748.00	Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25299
Q3 2008 Historical	$1,748.00	$1,748.00	Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24317
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical	$1,748.12	$1,748.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23333
Q2 2008 Historical	$1,748.12	$1,748.12	Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22152
Q1 2008 Historical	$1,748.12	$1,748.12	Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20678
Year-End 2007 Historical	$263.12	$1,748.12	Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15197
Mid-Year 2007 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13582
Q4 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12824
Pre-General 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11499
Q3 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10772
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9558
Q2 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8584
Q1 2006 Historical	$263.12	$263.12	Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6740
Q4 2005 Historical	$243.12	$263.12	Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5839
As filed on this report: cash beginning $243.12, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $263.12.
Q3 2005 Historical	$198.12	$243.12	Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4976
As filed on this report: cash beginning $198.12, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $243.12.
Q2 2005 Historical	$118.12	$198.12	Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4418
Q1 2005 Historical	$78.12	$118.12	Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3715
Q4 2004 Historical	$383.12	$78.12	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3019
Q3 2004 Historical	$181.62	$383.12	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2051
Q2 2004 Historical	$181.62	$181.62	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1293
Q1 2004 Historical	$181.62	$181.62	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 61