Democratic Party of Knox County

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon R. Webb · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$65,405
incl. $24,694 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$53,405
Operating & other
$52,405
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
1.9% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,405 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,405 (98%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 98% of everything it spent; $1,000 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: $52,405 ÷ Total spent: $53,405
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $52,405
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Maroney-Traenor, Pam $1,000.00

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 $37,762.22
Printing $4,686.84
Software $3,500.00
Rent $2,123.50
Telephone $1,537.46
Reimbursement $1,327.58
Advertising $843.00
Utilities $301.48
Postage $216.00
Cell Phones $107.03

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sevier County Democrat Club Sevierville, TN — $2,700.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Law Office of Art Davis Knoxville, TN — $1,200.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $1,050.00
Dorothy Bennett Knoxville, TN — $900.00
Elizabeth A Rowland Knoxville, TN — $800.00
Joseph Gallagher Louisville, TN Retired $750.00
Lois Threet Knoxville, TN — $750.00
Betty Reddick Knoxville, TN — $615.00
Laura Nichlos Knoxville, TN — $600.00

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 2004 Historical $10,204.06 $11,285.09 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $4,256.97 $10,204.06 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $2,794.20 $4,256.97 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $6,282.24 $2,794.20 Source ↗