Maury County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: William J. Hoffman · Columbia, TN

Raised
$15,484
incl. $6,689 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,968
Operating & other
$10,968
79% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,000
21% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,968 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,968 (79%) — 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: $10,968 ÷ Total spent: $13,968
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,968
Contributions to candidates $3,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Cramer, Dan $1,000.00
  • Sherrell, Lenda $1,000.00
  • Shepard, David $1,000.00

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
Catering Heritage Dinner $4,800.00
Donation $2,000.00
Heritage Dinner Program Books $868.00
Reimburse For Supplies $475.25
Heritage Dinner Memorial Donation $400.00
Legal Fees $400.00
Mule Day Float Expenses $314.05
Heritage Dinner Program Design $300.00
Website Host $300.00
Reimbursement For Transportation $254.70

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
United Auto Workers Local 1853 (UAW) Spring Hill, TN — $1,120.00
Helen Mc Clain Columbia, TN Retired $580.00
Cwa TN Political Action Council Chattanooga, TN — $560.00
Joey Allen Columbia, TN Allen Guttering $500.00
LYNN Nelson Columbia, TN Retired $500.00
Jimmy Tennyson Columbia, TN — $295.00
Gary Ledbetter Columbia, TN Self-Employed $280.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) Winchester, TN — $250.00
Taylor Rayburn Columbia, TN Self-Employed $245.00
Christy S 6th Street Restaurant Cafe Thompsons Station, TN — $240.00

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 $10,955.06 $9,030.20 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $10,945.78 $10,955.06 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $13,864.42 $10,945.78 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $13,872.71 $13,864.42 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $8,174.66 $13,872.71 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $8,171.66 $8,174.66 Source ↗