Democratic Committee of Dickson County

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 2003 · Treasurer: Patricia S. Driver · Dickson, TN

Raised
$4,974
incl. $2,135 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,483
Operating & other
$3,583
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,900
45% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,483 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,583 (55%) — 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: $3,583 ÷ Total spent: $6,483
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,583
Contributions to candidates $2,900

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,900 difference, $2,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Crisp, Jane R. $800.00
  • Gross, Tony $800.00
  • Shepard, David $800.00
  • Mathis for Mayor $250.00
  • Perella, Jerry $250.00

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
Food / Beverage $1,000.00
Ad $945.00
Donation $535.00
Food $272.61
Funeral Donation $250.00
Booth At Fair $250.00
Ad In Fact Book $190.00
Supplies $87.15
Equipment Cord $32.92
Copy Of Election $20.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bear Bull Donation Dickson, TN — $1,439.00
Tdcca Franklin, TN — $500.00
Gordon Ball for US Senate Committee Knoxville, TN — $100.00
Ibew 429 Nashville, TN — $100.00

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 2014 Historical $1,363.31 $1,174.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $2,818.19 $1,363.31 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $4,800.19 $2,818.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $4,610.19 $4,800.19 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Late Historical $3,654.87 $4,610.19 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $3,206.87 $3,654.87 Source ↗