Hamilton County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brandi Hubbard · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$26,022
incl. $6,252 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,755
Operating & other
$31,980
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,775
5.3% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,755 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,980 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $1,775 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: $31,980 ÷ Total spent: $33,755
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $31,980
Contributions to candidates $1,775

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,775 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,775 difference, $1,775 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,775 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • TMCC Foundation $375.00
  • Bill Knowles Campaign Comm. $200.00
  • Citizens To Elect Caleb Long $200.00
  • Comm. To Elect David Testerman $200.00
  • Comm. To Elect John Allen Brooks $200.00
  • Comm. To Elect Ron Swafford $200.00
  • Friends To Elect Jeff Brown $200.00
  • Valerie Epstein for Chancellor $200.00

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
Headquarters Rent $13,750.00
Kefauver Dinner $4,800.53
Telephone & Internet Service $1,968.50
Reception $1,500.00
Electric Service $1,174.37
Marilyn Lloyd Scholarship $1,000.00
Robo Calling $960.00
Invitations, Printing & Mailing $835.58
Office Furniture $685.70
Digital Projector $639.99

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jim Hall Signal Mountain, TN Hall \& Associates, LLP $1,500.00
John N Foy Chattanooga, TN Best Effort Made $1,500.00
Jon Kinsey Chattanooga, TN retired/Former Mayor of Chattanooga $1,500.00
Olan Mills Chattanooga, TN Olan Mills Photography $1,500.00
Pamela J Ladd Chattanooga, TN Custom Custodial, Inc. $1,500.00
Pris Siskin Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $1,500.00
W A Bryan Patten Chattanooga, TN — $1,500.00
I B E W Local 175 Chattanooga, TN — $900.00
Ward Crutchfield Chattanooga, TN State of Tennessee $700.00
John Wolfe Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $500.00

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 2010 Historical $14,992.24 $10,231.40 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $9,774.82 $14,992.24 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $4,656.21 $9,774.82 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $6,870.95 $4,656.21 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $16,371.65 $6,870.95 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $20,516.02 $16,371.65 Source ↗