Democratic Party of Knox County

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,960
incl. $3,107 unitemized small gifts
excl. $9 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$37,527
Operating & other
$37,427
99.7% of spending
To TN candidates
$100
0.3% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,527 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,427 (99.7%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.7% of everything it spent; $100 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: $37,427 ÷ Total spent: $37,527
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $37,427
Contributions to candidates $100

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $100 difference, $100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jobs With Justice $100.00

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 $7,546.88
Gotv $7,212.06
Rent Democratic Headquaters $3,300.00
Election Day Event $1,976.53
Office Supplies $1,771.62
Rent For Headquarters $1,650.00
Truman Day $1,580.00
Candidate Support $1,000.00
Office Equipment $711.93
Donations $697.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Democratic Women of Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $1,275.00
Asbestos Workers Poliical Action Committ Lanham, MD — $1,100.00
Robert Wilson Knoxville, TN — $970.00
Anderson County Democratic Women S Club Clinton, TN — $840.00
Betty Reddick Knoxville, TN — $700.00
Gloria Johnson Knoxville, TN Knox County Schools $700.00
Jim Berrier Knoxville, TN Securites Service Network $675.00
Sandra Goss Knoxville, TN Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planni $610.00
Gordon Ball Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Joe Armstrong Knoxville, TN State of Tennessee $550.00

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 $21,438.13 $17,550.84 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Late Historical $23,599.76 $21,438.13 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $14,220.76 $23,599.76 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $19,799.65 $14,220.76 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $25,142.36 $19,799.65 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $26,945.44 $25,142.36 Source ↗