Hamilton County Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brandi Hubbard · Chattanooga, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $132,641.78 | $133,542.66 | $650.00 |
| 2025 | $58,590.04 | $55,572.39 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $106,220.18 | $102,528.95 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $75,897.51 | $75,144.20 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $126,960.73 | $131,510.37 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $19,213.96 | $19,039.69 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $48,761.32 | $40,594.38 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $35,951.48 | $33,417.98 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $75,518.53 | $98,224.07 | $1,000.00 |
| 2017 | $80,114.18 | $40,978.12 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $41,544.82 | $46,349.91 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $23,011.87 | $28,393.24 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $38,321.19 | $51,540.19 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $38,103.50 | $16,369.25 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $42,365.52 | $50,771.12 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $46,639.20 | $35,351.75 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $26,022.00 | $33,755.49 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $33,998.28 | $25,094.31 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $125,729.00 | $116,004.28 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $77,188.61 | $67,440.27 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $106,507.38 | $117,514.85 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $49,985.31 | $37,822.64 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $35,649.10 | $25,721.08 | $0.00 |
| All years | $1,444,935.49 | $1,382,681.19 | $1,650.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,382,681 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,370,951 (99.1%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.1% of everything it spent; $8,955 went to Tennessee candidates.
- Operating & other $1,370,951 99.1%
- To TN candidates $8,955 0.6%
- To other PACs $2,750 0.2%
- Spent outside Tennessee $25 0.0%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yusuf A. Hakeem † | Tennessee House, District 28 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Charlane Oliver † | Tennessee Senate, District 19 | Dem. | $650.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $8,955 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,650. Of the $7,305 difference, $7,305 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,305 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- St Paul's Ame Church $1,130.00
- Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
- Lawrence, Jean-Marie $1,000.00
- Thongnopnua, Joda $1,000.00
- Butler, Jelena $500.00
- Yates, Mitzi $500.00
- Tennessee Valley Pride, Inc. $400.00
- TMCC Foundation $375.00
- Bill Knowles Campaign Comm. $200.00
- Citizens To Elect Caleb Long $200.00
- …and 5 more recipients
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $1,500.00 |
| Planned Parenthood Tennessee Action Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Tenn Young Democrats | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $25 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Utopia | Washington | $25.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Rent | $149,304.42 |
| Headquarters Rent | $86,997.92 |
| Salary | $65,020.50 |
| Kefauver Dinner Location | $57,510.15 |
| Kefauver Dinner | $38,516.44 |
| Kefauver Dinner Catering | $34,333.30 |
| Organizational Support | $32,024.54 |
| Contracting Fees | $26,907.44 |
| Rent/Dumpster | $26,291.99 |
| Printing | $24,434.10 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Westin | Kefauver Dinner Location | 10/01/2024 | $23,062.27 |
| Chattanooga Convention Center | Room Rental For Fundraiser | 04/05/2022 | $21,973.69 |
| Chattanooga Convention Center | Fundraiser Reconciliation | 10/25/2022 | $18,538.77 |
| Chattanooga Convention Center | Fundraiser Fees | 12/04/2023 | $17,795.55 |
| The Chattanoogan | Room Rental | 10/11/2006 | $16,971.18 |
| Siskin, Pris | Reimbursement | 11/08/2005 | $16,175.86 |
| Chattanooga Convention Center | Kefauver Dinner | 09/20/2018 | $14,470.26 |
| Chattanooga Convention Center | Kefauver Dinner Location | 12/14/2007 | $14,348.84 |
| Berry & Hunt | Headquarters Rent | 04/19/2018 | $12,000.00 |
| Gregs Southern Soul Food Catering | Kefauver Dinner Catering | 09/08/2026 | $11,996.75 |
Who Funds It
$500.00 (0.1% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Hamilton County Democratic Party — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olan Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Olan Mills Photography | $178,950.00 |
| Ironworkers Local 704 Political Action Committee | Chattanooga, TN | — | $42,500.00 |
| Robert Mills | Lookout Mountain, GA | Pantheon Capital | $25,200.00 |
| HCDP Kefaver Dinner | Chattanooga, TN | — | $20,005.00 |
| Pris Siskin | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $18,720.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | Nashville, TN | — | $17,650.00 |
| John Allen Brooks | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $16,570.00 |
| Lea Anne Wiles | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $15,275.00 |
| W A Bryan Patten | Chattanooga, TN | — | $13,700.00 |
| Jim Hall | Signal Mountain, TN | Hall \& Associates, LLP | $13,240.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $27,963.59 | $15,050.37 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130568 |
| Q3 2026 | $28,357.09 | $27,963.59 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129731 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $35,408.64 | $28,082.09 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127686 |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $15,395.40 | $35,408.64 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 128101 |
| Q1 2026 | $16,712.25 | $15,395.40 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124523 |
| Year-End 2025 | $14,838.34 | $16,712.25 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123231 |
| Mid-Year 2025 Late | $14,838.34 | $14,838.34 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122935 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $14,838.34 | $14,838.34 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120757 |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical | $35,467.40 | $14,838.34 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119130 |
| Q3 2024 Amended Historical | $4,311.03 | $35,467.40 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117922 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $3,603.28 | $4,311.03 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 117984 |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $18,852.61 | $3,603.28 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 117676 |
| Q1 2024 Amended Historical | $11,147.11 | $18,852.61 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 117680 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $14,340.59 | $11,147.11 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111639 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $10,393.80 | $14,340.59 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109073 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $12,559.93 | $10,393.80 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107719 |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $12,236.07 | $12,559.93 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106243 |
| Q3 2022 Amended Historical | $29,427.43 | $12,236.07 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105034 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $36,009.55 | $29,427.43 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102777 |
| Q2 2022 Amended Historical | $62,086.80 | $36,009.55 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101431 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $24,980.06 | $62,086.80 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98923 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $31,395.47 | $24,980.06 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96180 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $26,226.48 | $31,395.47 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95950 |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $34,016.98 | $26,226.48 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94118 |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $39,205.51 | $34,016.98 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 93083 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $28,081.90 | $39,205.51 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91650 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical | $28,072.55 | $28,081.90 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 91773 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $28,072.55, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $28,081.90. | |||
| Q2 2020 Historical | $29,708.48 | $28,072.55 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89079 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $19,613.50 | $29,708.48 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87595 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $10,367.27 | $19,613.50 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86405 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical | $18,044.92 | $10,367.27 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84930 |
| Q4 2018 Amended Historical | $26,064.20 | $18,044.92 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 84906 |
| Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical | $39,483.76 | $26,064.20 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 83619 |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $19,666.53 | $39,483.76 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 83600 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical | $19,559.55 | $19,666.53 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 83582 |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $41,057.39 | $19,559.55 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 83580 |
| Q1 2018 Amended Historical | $40,940.46 | $41,057.39 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 83568 |
| Year-End 2017 Amended Historical | $13,771.15 | $40,940.46 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 83555 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $1,804.40 | $13,771.15 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 80173 |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $9,007.05 | $1,804.40 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70885 |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical | $12,039.56 | $9,007.05 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69405 |
| Q3 2016 Amended Historical | $16,943.84 | $12,039.56 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 69404 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical | $16,034.33 | $16,943.84 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66396 |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $9,543.57 | $16,034.33 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 70886 |
| Q1 2016 Amended Historical | $6,461.20 | $9,543.57 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 70884 |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $13,016.74 | $6,461.20 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 70883 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $12,042.57 | $13,016.74 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 70869 |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $25,242.54 | $12,042.57 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 70882 |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $10,258.96 | $25,242.54 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 70879 |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $22,827.74 | $10,258.96 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 69406 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $27,661.92 | $22,827.74 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54522 |
| Q2 2014 Amended Historical | $34,004.02 | $27,661.92 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 70878 |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $24,660.71 | $34,004.02 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 70877 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $17,112.20 | $24,660.71 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 70872 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $3,542.02 | $17,112.20 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 70871 |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $15,543.77 | $3,542.02 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46713 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $8,564.23 | $15,543.77 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44919 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $1,389.48 | $8,564.23 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43817 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $1,777.05 | $1,389.48 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42438 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $12,233.34 | $1,777.05 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40673 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $20,527.54 | $12,233.34 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39517 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $1,451.26 | $20,527.54 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38875 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical | $10,231.40 | $1,451.26 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37828 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $14,992.24 | $10,231.40 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35591 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $9,774.82 | $14,992.24 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34188 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $4,656.21 | $9,774.82 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33335 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $6,870.95 | $4,656.21 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32063 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $16,371.65 | $6,870.95 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31008 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $20,516.02 | $16,371.65 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29800 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $6,422.13 | $20,516.02 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28788 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $12,796.44 | $6,422.13 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27638 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $28,195.45 | $12,796.44 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25849 |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $8,642.59 | $28,195.45 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25528 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $15,636.90 | $8,642.59 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24056 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $21,489.05 | $15,636.90 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23398 |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $3,323.15 | $21,489.05 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21672 |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $9,264.99 | $3,323.15 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20845 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $10,137.22 | $9,264.99 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20169 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $227.59 | $10,137.22 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14242 |
| Q4 2006 Amended Historical | $24,352.92 | $227.59 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12787 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $5,080.87 | $24,352.92 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12777 |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $7,347.32 | $5,080.87 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12774 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $11,077.65 | $7,347.32 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 12773 |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $15,707.26 | $11,077.65 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9342 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $17,958.81 | $15,707.26 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6647 |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $5,168.61 | $17,958.81 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5652 |
| Q3 2005 Amended Historical | $6,550.22 | $5,168.61 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4864 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $7,350.12 | $6,550.22 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4403 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $6,944.28 | $7,350.12 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3780 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $8,931.31 | $6,944.28 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3315 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $12,353.72 | $8,931.31 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2124 |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $12,749.06 | $12,353.72 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 824 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $2,080.42 | $12,749.06 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 196 |