Memphis

Senate Democratic Caucus

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Anthony Davis · Nashville, TN

Raised
$456,157
incl. $325 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$538,385
Operating & other
$321,572
60% of spending
To TN candidates
$194,313
36% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $538,385 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $321,572 (60%) — 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: $321,572 ÷ Total spent: $538,385
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $321,572
Contributions to candidates $194,313
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $194,313 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $194,313 difference, $194,313 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $194,313 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Victory 2006 $138,000.00
  • Springer, Vince $27,500.00
  • Parker, Mary $20,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $5,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $3,562.50
  • Cumberland Family Care P.C. $100.00
  • Pete Springer Memorial Foundation $100.00
  • St. David's Episcopal Church $50.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tenn Democratic Party $22,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In Kind: Rochelle For Media Services $80,000.00
Professional Services $73,422.00
In Kind: Finney For Media Services $66,000.00
Research / Polling $39,100.00
Payroll $8,638.18
In Kind: Lowe Finney - Consulting $8,185.48
In Kind: Henry $7,500.00
In Kind: Mary Parker - Consulting $7,321.74
In Kind: Vince Springer - Consulting $7,321.74
Travel $5,119.88

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
House Senate Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $140,241.17
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $41,500.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $25,000.00
Joe M Haynes for State Senate Goodlettsville, TN — $22,768.00
Tennessee PAC for Education Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC Nashville, TN — $11,750.00
Congressman Bart Gordon Committee Murfreesboro, TN — $10,000.00
Cooper for Congress Committee Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Senate Speaker PAC Somerville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement Nashville, TN — $10,000.00

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 2006 Amended Historical $356.73 $81,745.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $237,673.73 $356.73 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $151,552.65 $237,673.73 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $137,600.72 $151,552.65 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $195,382.87 $137,600.72 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $165,477.75 $195,382.87 Source ↗