Democratic Party of Washington County

Political Action Committee

Registered May 1998 · Treasurer: Cynthia Humphrey · Johnson City, TN

Raised
$15,461
incl. $7,917 unitemized small gifts
excl. $891 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$10,500
Operating & other
$9,500
90% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
9.5% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (90%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 90% of everything it spent; $1,000 went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $9,500 ÷ Total spent: $10,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,500
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:

  • Clark, Jeff $250.00
  • Farnor, Nathan $250.00
  • McClaskey, Debbie $250.00
  • Treece, Michelle $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
Advertising $1,700.00
Event Space Rental $1,550.00
Web Hosting $1,300.00
Thank You Dinner- Nancy Fischman $1,164.43
Donations $1,000.00
Adminstrative $804.05
T-Shirts $545.70
Reimbursement For Web Design And Hosting $320.00
Meeting Room Rental $300.00
Tip- Holiday Inn Staff $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Terry Maxhimer Gray, TN — $4,789.85
Nancy Fischman for Tennessee House Johnson City, TN — $500.00
Linda Maclean Pismo Beach, CA Warren-Benson Law Group $480.25
Jeff Benedict Johnson City, TN Cummins Terminal $250.00
Matthew Cary Johnson City, TN State of Franklin Healthcare Associates $250.00
Frances Jackson Johnson City, TN Wautuga Behavioral Health Service $240.12
Patricia Griffin Johnson City, TN Yuma Regional Medical Center $200.00
Wayne Speer Jonesborough, TN Etsu $200.00

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 2018 Amended Historical $4,206.15 $2,787.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82909
Pre-General 2018 Historical $2,665.38 $4,206.15 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81334
Q3 2018 Historical $3,089.52 $2,665.38 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79449
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3,189.52 $3,089.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78524

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,189.52, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,089.52.

Q2 2018 Historical $1,867.15 $3,189.52 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78550
Q1 2018 Historical $1,338.90 $1,867.15 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 76490