Democratic Party of Knox County

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$105,900
incl. $372 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$52,534
Operating & other
$52,534
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $52,534 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,534 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $52,534 ÷ Total spent: $52,534
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $52,534
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Consultant - Campaign $21,461.40
Hq Rent $6,600.00
Advertising $6,371.49
Printing $4,035.88
Deposit Truman Day $2,300.00
Fundraising Fee $2,190.22
Nation Builder $1,818.00
Phone And Internet $1,709.62
Software $1,308.29
Chair Stipend $1,200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Roy Cockrum Knoxville, TN Retired $5,250.00
Friends of Virginia Couch Knoxville, TN — $5,053.39
CPA John Smartt Jr Knoxville, TN Investment Advisor $5,000.00
Phillip Lawson Knoxville, TN LHP Capital $5,000.00
Wayne Ritchie Knoxville, TN Ritchie, Johnson & Stovall, PC $5,000.00
Justin Davis Knoxville, TN Travisco $3,999.16
Nancy Gnilka Knoxville, TN Not Employed $2,500.00
Loy Waldrop Knoxville, TN Lawyer $2,235.00
Insulators International Political Action Committee Lanham, MD — $1,700.00
Lauren Rider Knoxville, TN City of Knoxville $1,700.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $67,858.43 $88,907.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $35,542.25 $67,858.43 Source ↗