Maury County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,230
incl. $5,100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$12,660
Operating & other
$12,530
99% of spending
To TN candidates
$130
1.0% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,660 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,530 (99%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99% of everything it spent; $130 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: $12,530 ÷ Total spent: $12,660
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,530
Contributions to candidates $130

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $130 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $130 difference, $130 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $130 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • US Post Office $130.00

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
Donation $3,000.00
Catering Heritage Dinner $2,780.00
Headquarters Rent $1,200.00
Donation Heritage Dinner Award $1,000.00
Heritage Dinner Program Books $900.00
2 Tables Annual Banquet $600.00
Reimburse Lynn Nelson Heritage Dinner Ad. $497.75
Candidate Ad $492.00
Reimburse Cynthia Rayburn Tablecloths-Heritage Din $348.58
Yard Signs / Bumper Stickers $275.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
United Auto Workers Local 1853 (UAW) Spring Hill, TN — $1,430.00
Vonna Nelson Columbia, TN Retired $430.00
David Shepard Dickson, TN Dickson Apothecary $375.00
H O Porter Scholarship Assoc Columbia, TN — $340.00
Helen Mc Clain Columbia, TN Retired $300.00
United Auto Workers Tennessee CAP Council (UAW) Nolensville, TN — $250.00
Tyler Cobb Columbia, TN Maury Co Govt $245.00
Christy S 6th Street Restaurant Cafe Thompsons Station, TN — $240.00
Carrie P Peery Burns, TN — $225.00
Ken McKee for Road Superintendent Columbia, TN — $225.00

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 2016 Historical $13,618.52 $13,604.34 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $14,185.45 $13,618.52 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $16,916.67 $14,185.45 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $18,803.82 $16,916.67 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $15,085.99 $18,803.82 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $15,160.08 $15,085.99 Source ↗