Democratic Women of Knoxville

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Cary Hammond · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$11,398
incl. $8,378 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,451
Operating & other
$7,451
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,451 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,451 (88%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $7,451 ÷ Total spent: $8,451
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,451
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. 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:

  • Siler, Cheri Kay $500.00

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
Guest Speaker Fee $2,852.50
2014 Women Of Faith Luncheon $1,836.60
Phone Bank $1,000.00
Donations $500.00
Feed 1 Senior For 6 Months $442.00
Travel $380.00
0.5 Table & Ad For Club Ann. Dinner $300.00
Purchase Of Books $140.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Blount County Democratic Party Maryville, TN — $400.00
Madeline Rogero Knoxville, TN Retired $400.00
Nan Scott Knoxville, TN — $400.00
Gloria Johnson Knoxville, TN Knox County Schools $300.00
Knox County Democratic Party Knoxville, TN — $300.00
Leland L Price Knoxville, TN — $300.00
Cheri Kay Siler Knoxville, TN — $200.00
Kathy Manning Knoxville, TN Dba Kathy Manning Rpa $200.00
Knoxville Oak Ridge Central Labor Counci Knoxville, TN — $200.00
Victoria Mills Knoxville, TN Planned Parenthood $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 2014 Historical $5,889.29 $5,487.29 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $5,824.29 $5,889.29 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $7,389.29 $5,824.29 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $3,684.92 $7,389.29 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $3,381.92 $3,684.92 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $3,394.35 $3,381.92 Source ↗