Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Julie BYRD Ashworth · Memphis, TN

Raised
$100,380
incl. $11,517 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$94,628
Operating & other
$94,628
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $94,628 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $94,628 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $94,628 ÷ Total spent: $94,628
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $94,628
Contributions to candidates $0

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Ballott Printing & Mailing $18,762.22
Campaign Ballot $15,815.82
Kennedy Dinner Expenses $13,966.57
Rent $7,593.60
Newspaper $7,410.76
Kennedy Day Program Book $5,295.80
Printing $4,886.93
Food / Beverage $4,331.30
Telephone $2,635.94
Fine $1,650.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $7,000.00
Lobster King Seafood Restaurant Memphis, TN — $3,200.00
J W Gibson Memphis, TN Gibson Co $2,950.00
Latonya Burrow Memphis, TN Shelby CTY Public Def Off $2,299.00
Memphis-PACE Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
A C Wharton Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $1,725.00
French for Sheriff Memphis, TN — $1,725.00
Rebecca Clark Cordorva, TN — $1,650.00
Sidney Chism Memphis, TN Shelby County Government $1,650.00
A 1 Printing Memphis, TN — $1,540.68

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 Historical $4,810.28 $1,866.86 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,604.54 $4,810.28 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $5,046.88 $2,604.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $35,211.96 $5,046.88 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $968.93 $35,211.96 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $1,123.32 $968.93 Source ↗