Rhea County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Rhea County Democratic Party — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $2,382.25 $3,700.00 $1,000.00
2025 $744.69 $489.00 $0.00
2024 $626.27 $2,264.57 $500.00
2023 $3,643.35 $448.70 $0.00
2022 $325.00 $2,084.63 $0.00
2021 $755.00 $1,962.81 $0.00
2020 $5,216.51 $3,361.13 $0.00
2019 $423.00 $1,237.92 $0.00
2018 $6,709.20 $3,776.85 $0.00
2017 $195.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $1,242.44 $687.50 $0.00
2015 $199.00 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $1,675.00 $1,686.50 $0.00
2013 $119.00 $200.00 $0.00
2012 $1,090.02 $712.50 $0.00
2011 $1,483.73 $800.00 $0.00
2010 $2,235.00 $2,350.00 $0.00
2009 $53.00 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $1,942.86 $1,404.00 $0.00
2007 $1,593.14 $200.00 $0.00
2006 $6,342.30 $8,463.45 $0.00
2005 $4,132.00 $1,746.18 $0.00
2004 $5,404.43 $6,661.20 $0.00
All years $48,532.19 $44,236.94 $1,500.00
Raised
$48,532
incl. $29,421 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$44,237
Operating & other
$28,377
64% of spending
To TN candidates
$14,610
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 3 candidates
$1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $44,237 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,377 (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: $28,377 ÷ Total spent: $44,237
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $28,377
Contributions to candidates $14,610

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $500.00
Jerri Green † Governor Dem. $500.00
Michael Woodlee † Tennessee House, District 31 Dem. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $14,610 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $13,110 difference, $13,110 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,110 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Sparks, Dean $1,750.00
  • Neal, Mike $1,350.00
  • Metts, Regina $1,250.00
  • Bates, Ann Gabbert $1,000.00
  • Purser, Julene $1,000.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $900.00
  • Holloway, Jamie $850.00
  • Broderick, Victoria $500.00
  • Cranfill, Jill Morgan $500.00
  • Golladay, Anna $500.00
  • …and 12 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,250 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Jon Ossof for Senate Georgia $1,250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $4,607.65
Advertising $3,864.00
Rent $3,855.00
Catering $3,834.00
Reimbursement $1,289.20
Printed Postcards $1,258.92
Newspaper Ad $694.00
Office Supplies $683.00
Fundraiser $654.00
Post Office Box $540.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ray Tidwell Spring City, TN Self-Employed $5,605.00
Dean Sparks Spring City, TN Not Employed $2,104.15
Rhea County Demo Spring City, TN — $1,151.44
Asbestos Ianham, MD — $1,000.00
D1 United Athens, TN — $900.00
Jim Travis Dayton, TN Retired $730.00
Eddie Garrison Spring City, TN T V A $580.00
John W Tolliver Jr Dayton, TN Department of Education $420.00
Shannon Garrison Dayton, TN Self-Employed $375.00
Rachel Bates Dayton, TN Not Employed $360.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $1,121.43 $1,221.43 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131332
Q3 2026 $2,546.55 $1,121.43 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129654
Pre-Primary 2026 Late $2,446.23 $2,546.55 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128868
Q2 2026 $2,402.32 $2,446.23 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126624
Q1 2026 $2,536.39 $2,402.32 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125862
Year-End 2025 $2,037.70 $2,536.39 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123392
Mid-Year 2025 $2,279.04 $2,037.70 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122429
Q4 2024 Historical $2,380.07 $2,279.04 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119968
Pre-General 2024 Historical $2,407.14 $2,380.07 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118462
Q3 2024 Historical $3,813.34 $2,407.14 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117638
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $3,813.34 $3,813.34 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115732
Q2 2024 Historical $3,776.92 $3,813.34 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 115079
Q1 2024 Historical $3,914.48 $3,776.92 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113077
Year-End 2023 Historical $4,147.43 $3,914.48 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111347
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $715.79 $4,147.43 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108913
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
Year-End 2021 Historical $4,335.52 $2,951.67 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96782
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $4,434.66 $4,335.52 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 96010
Q4 2020 Historical $1,882.17 $4,434.66 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94319
Pre-General 2020 Historical $1,730.73 $1,882.17 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92804
Q3 2020 Historical $3,428.52 $1,730.73 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91657
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $3,165.31 $3,428.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90198
Q2 2020 Historical $3,034.52 $3,165.31 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88624
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $2,674.50 $3,034.52 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87852
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $3,076.20 $2,674.50 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 87819
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,484.74 $3,076.20 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84870
Q4 2018 Historical $3,634.57 $3,484.74 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82841
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,620.17 $3,634.57 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81031
Q3 2018 Historical $3,368.86 $3,620.17 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79788
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3,743.86 $3,368.86 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77711
Q2 2018 Historical $4,711.59 $3,743.86 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75895
Q1 2018 Historical $1,117.83 $4,711.59 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74517
Year-End 2017 Historical $1,137.02 $1,117.83 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72810
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,061.20 $1,137.02 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71392
Q4 2016 Historical $1,043.07 $1,061.20 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69868
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $415.63 $1,043.07 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69317
Q3 2016 Historical $466.99 $415.63 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67400
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $440.99 $466.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65606
Q2 2016 Historical $495.85 $440.99 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64932
Q1 2016 Historical $605.85 $495.85 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63029
Year-End 2015 Historical $615.59 $605.85 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61659
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $706.24 $615.59 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60719
Q4 2014 Historical $706.14 $706.24 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58592
Pre-General 2014 Historical $768.64 $706.14 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56919
Q3 2014 Historical $818.64 $768.64 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56613
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,318.64 $818.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54919
Q2 2014 Historical $1,443.64 $1,318.64 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53167

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,443.64, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,318.64.

Q1 2014 Historical $892.64 $1,443.64 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50678
Year-End 2013 Historical $912.64 $892.64 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49709
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $1,211.84 $912.64 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48513
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $1,212.92 $1,211.84 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 47454
Pre-General 2012 Historical $958.77 $1,212.92 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44148
Q3 2012 Historical $1,326.27 $958.77 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43042
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $1,326.27 $1,326.27 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42115
Q2 2012 Historical $1,236.40 $1,326.27 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40840
Q1 2012 Historical $1,351.08 $1,236.40 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39703
Year-End 2011 Historical $1,099.46 $1,351.08 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38720
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $1,672.46 $1,099.46 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36893
Q4 2010 Historical $1,672.46 $1,672.46 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35928
Pre-General 2010 Historical $1,672.46 $1,672.46 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34249
Q3 2010 Historical $1,697.46 $1,672.46 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34245
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $2,297.46 $1,697.46 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32881
Q2 2010 Historical $1,788.46 $2,297.46 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31403
Q1 2010 Historical $2,030.96 $1,788.46 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30482
Year-End 2009 Historical $2,318.76 $2,030.96 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29252
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $2,410.17 $2,318.76 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27765

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,410.17, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,318.76.

Q4 2008 Amended Historical $2,484.31 $2,410.17 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27015
Pre-General 2008 Historical $2,228.31 $2,484.31 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24821
Q3 2008 Historical $2,465.41 $2,228.31 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24690

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,465.41, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,228.31.

Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $3,220.41 $2,465.41 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23395

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,220.41, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,465.41.

Q2 2008 Historical $3,303.04 $3,220.41 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21997
Q1 2008 Historical $3,131.04 $3,303.04 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20611
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $2,399.04 $3,131.04 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20616
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $1,833.90 $2,399.04 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14176
Q4 2006 Amended Historical $1,420.05 $1,833.90 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13100
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1,606.62 $1,420.05 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11526
Q3 2006 Historical $3,222.64 $1,606.62 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10639
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $4,722.64 $3,222.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9031
Q2 2006 Historical $4,078.59 $4,722.64 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8200
Q1 2006 Historical $4,728.07 $4,078.59 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6717
Q4 2005 Historical $4,631.07 $4,728.07 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5579

As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,631.07, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,728.07.

Q3 2005 Amended Historical $2,425.31 $4,631.07 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5192
Q2 2005 Historical $2,466.90 $2,425.31 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4404
Q1 2005 Historical $2,536.34 $2,466.90 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3685
Q4 2004 Historical $2,462.34 $2,536.34 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3023
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $2,416.11 $2,462.34 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2483
Q2 2004 Historical $2,165.00 $2,416.11 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1021
Q1 2004 Historical $3,901.00 $2,165.00 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 346