Rhea County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2002 · Treasurer: Ann Gates · Dayton, TN

Raised

$325

incl. $85 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$2,085

Operating & other

$1,335

64% of spending

To TN candidates

$750

36% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,085 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,335 (64%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $1,335 ÷ Total spent: $2,085

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$1,335
Contributions to candidates	$750

Source filings:

Operating & other $1,335 64%
To TN candidates $750 36%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Martin, Jason $250.00
Steele4Congress $250.00
Waters, Patricia $250.00

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
Printed Postcards	$939.80
Campaign Materials	$335.74
Misc Supplies	$59.09

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
The Ups Store	Printed Postcards	10/04/2022	$403.25
Brown, David L.	Campaign Materials	09/26/2022	$335.74
The Ups Store	Printed Postcards	10/11/2022	$306.60
The Ups Store	Printed Postcards	10/11/2022	$229.95
Walmart	Misc Supplies	10/03/2022	$59.09

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Jim Travis	Dayton, TN	Retired	$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 2022 Historical	$871.22	$715.79	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107316
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$2,245.11	$871.22	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105432
Q3 2022 Amended Historical	$3,231.94	$2,245.11	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 106078
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$2,991.94	$3,231.94	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103445
Q2 2022 Historical	$2,905.56	$2,991.94	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100439
Q1 2022 Historical	$2,951.67	$2,905.56	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98248