Democratic Party of Knox County

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$73,973
incl. $4,847 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$78,390
Operating & other
$77,890
99.3% of spending
To TN candidates
$500
0.6% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $78,390 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $77,890 (99.3%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.3% of everything it spent; $500 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: $77,890 ÷ Total spent: $78,390
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $77,890
Contributions to candidates $500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bryant, Kathy $250.00
  • Friends of Leon Daugherty $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
Truman Day Dinner $32,206.48
Reimbursement To Don Daugherty $7,750.00
Speaker $7,750.00
Advertising $6,258.20
Printing $2,828.40
Hq Rent $2,625.00
Carville Ground/Air Transportation $2,000.00
Videographer $1,800.00
Event $1,623.21
Deposit $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Unknown Dep 5 13 08 Knoxville, TN — $19,115.00
Unknown Dep 5 21 08 Knoxville, TN — $8,105.00
Downtown Hq Knoxville, TN — $3,124.00
Gloria Johnson Knoxville, TN Knox County Schools $2,000.00
North Hq Knoxville, TN — $1,922.00
Uaw Retired Workers Council Knoxville, TN — $1,880.00
Barbara Wagner Sevierville, TN Retired $1,800.00
Democratic Women of Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $1,742.00
Thomas Prough Knoxville, TN — $1,680.00
Truman Day Dinner Knoxville, TN — $1,638.56

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 2008 Amended Historical $5,521.41 $8,197.45 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $7,020.88 $5,521.41 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $10,114.49 $7,020.88 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $13,945.80 $10,114.49 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $14,783.90 $13,945.80 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $13,060.64 $14,783.90 Source ↗