Hamblen County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2009 · Treasurer: Theodore Mackiewicz · Morristown, TN

Raised
$17,838
incl. $5,451 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,181
Operating & other
$13,081
81% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,100
19% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,181 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,081 (81%) — 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: $13,081 ÷ Total spent: $16,181
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,081
Contributions to candidates $3,100

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,100 difference, $3,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Eric Dreher Campaign Fund $800.00
  • Bredesen for Senate $650.00
  • Dean, Karl $650.00
  • Olsen for Congress $500.00
  • Simmons, Barbara $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
Rent $6,000.00
Utilities $2,249.34
Fish Fry Supplies $1,200.00
Telephone And Wifi $988.05
Christy Cowan Campaign $800.00
Nicholas Knight Campaign $800.00
Donations $421.15
Dues / Subscriptions $195.00
Books $175.00
Gas $141.57

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hamblen Co Women Democrats Morristown, TN — $3,900.00
Tennessee Democratic Party Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
William Thomason Morristown, TN Retired $1,421.15
Nicholas Knight Morristown, TN Morristown Hyundai $1,042.13
Kelly Hinsley Morristown, TN Owns Business $900.00
Eric Dreher Morristown, TN Retired $575.00
Stuart Green Morristown, TN Retierd $474.21
Don Brangers Morristown, TN Access Technology $350.00
Katheryn Williams Talbott, TN — $300.00
Martha Anderson Morristown, TN Helping Hands Clinic $300.00

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 Historical $3,017.58 $1,988.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,141.47 $3,017.58 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $1,356.03 $3,141.47 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,785.19 $1,356.03 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $3,398.98 $1,785.19 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $1,301.41 $3,398.98 Source ↗