Hickman County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Raised
$2,674
incl. $1,624 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$2,269
Operating & other
$1,559
69% of spending
To TN candidates
$710
31% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,269 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,559 (69%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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: $1,559 ÷ Total spent: $2,269
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,559
Contributions to candidates $710
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $710 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $710 difference, $710 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $710 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • East Hickman Family Resource Center $509.98
  • East Hickman Intermediate School $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
Lodging $500.00
Travel $500.00
Postage $221.25
Food / Beverage $199.75
Advertising $137.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mike Weesner Lyles, TN Best Effort Made $550.00
David Shepard Dickson, TN Dickson Apothecary $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
Year-End 2013 Historical $2,990.68 $1,946.42 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $1,713.98 $2,990.68 Source ↗