Senate Democratic Caucus
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Anthony Davis · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $406,888 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $258,500 (64%) — 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 / overhead spending | $105,276 |
| Contributions to candidates | $258,500 |
- To TN candidates $258,500 64%
- Operating & other $105,276 26%
- To other PACs $42,900 11%
- Spent outside Tennessee $212 0.1%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $258,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $258,500 difference, $258,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $258,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- TN Victory 2010 $247,500.00
- McDonald, George $6,000.00
- Ford, Ophelia $3,000.00
- Jackson, Douglas $2,000.00
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $42,900.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $212 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| First Data | Georgia | $212.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $30,071.78 |
| Research/Polling | $17,037.50 |
| Research | $10,200.00 |
| Donations | $10,000.00 |
| Professional Services: Gotv Calls | $8,000.00 |
| Database Lists | $4,850.00 |
| Venue Rental | $3,350.00 |
| Research / Polling | $2,900.00 |
| Email Mgmt | $2,750.00 |
| Fundraising Fees | $2,500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luc Media | Professional Services | 10/18/2010 | $12,500.00 |
| Luc Media | Professional Services | 10/08/2010 | $12,500.00 |
| Capad Communications | Professional Services: Gotv Calls | 07/29/2010 | $8,000.00 |
| Myers Research | Research/Polling | 08/20/2010 | $6,125.00 |
| Myers Research | Research/Polling | 09/01/2010 | $5,812.50 |
| Myers Research | Research/Polling | 08/20/2010 | $5,100.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | Donations | 09/21/2010 | $5,000.00 |
| TN Victory 2010 | Donations | 06/15/2010 | $5,000.00 |
| Luc Media | Professional Services | 10/19/2010 | $3,500.00 |
| Grindstone Research | Research | 10/05/2010 | $3,300.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| George McDonald | Riddleton, TN | Catesa Farms LLC | $46,435.24 |
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $34,748.70 |
| Luc Media | Marietta, GA | — | $28,500.00 |
| Lowe Finney | Jackson, TN | — | $24,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | Nashville, TN | — | $23,000.00 |
| Jim Kyle | Memphis, TN | — | $16,000.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | Nashville, TN | — | $13,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Friends of John Tanner | Union City, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $9,800.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2010 Historical | $49,016.09 | $6,970.75 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $108,886.68 | $49,016.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $132,684.32 | $108,886.68 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $134,998.28 | $132,684.32 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $111,891.54 | $134,998.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $120,776.41 | $111,891.54 | Source ↗ |