Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Julie BYRD Ashworth · Memphis, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $0.00 | $4,353.87 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $426.15 | $854.15 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $12,053.49 | $9,263.43 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $6,322.83 | $2,968.67 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $112,169.83 | $106,957.09 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $26,573.67 | $22,436.00 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $40,125.20 | $35,698.55 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $8,935.91 | $6,242.54 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $58,964.01 | $59,838.67 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $11,571.19 | $9,417.81 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $47,462.50 | $40,149.43 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $6,090.00 | $2,045.85 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $100,380.32 | $94,628.03 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $26,020.73 | $24,207.08 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $134,599.19 | $123,671.07 | $0.00 |
| All years | $591,695.02 | $542,732.24 | $0.00 |
Raised
$591,695
incl. $129,036 unitemized small gifts
excl. $1,370 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$542,732
Operating & other
$520,093
96% of spending
To other PACs
$17,800
3.3% of spending
Where the Money Goes
Of the $542,732 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $520,093 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; $4,840 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 spending: $520,093 ÷ Total spent: $542,732
| Operating / overhead spending | $520,093 |
| Contributions to candidates | $4,840 |
- Operating & other $520,093 96%
- To other PACs $17,800 3.3%
- To TN candidates $4,840 0.9%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $4,840 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,840 difference, $4,840 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $4,840 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Dixon, Roscoe $3,000.00
- Castle, Guthrie $500.00
- First Baptist Church Broad Ave. $500.00
- Memphis City Schools $425.00
- Kernell (2004), Mike $414.67
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 | $17,800.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Kennedy Dinner Expenses | $45,432.73 |
| Signs | $34,529.55 |
| Rent | $32,219.80 |
| Ballot Printing | $21,588.34 |
| Direct Mail/Ballot | $19,884.00 |
| Telephone | $18,971.40 |
| Ballott Printing & Mailing | $18,762.22 |
| Fundraiser | $18,561.34 |
| Food / Beverage | $16,260.98 |
| Campaign Ballot | $15,815.82 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | Direct Mail/Ballot | 07/19/2014 | $19,884.00 |
| Street Rushing | Ballott Printing & Mailing | 07/11/2006 | $18,762.22 |
| Wilson Conference Center | Fundraiser | 09/23/2004 | $14,902.40 |
| A-1 Printing | Ballot Printing | 07/16/2014 | $11,117.29 |
| Holiday Inn - University of Memphis | Kennedy Dinner Expenses | 05/05/2008 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | Mailout | 09/01/2014 | $8,300.00 |
| Wilson Conference Center | Kennedy Dinner Expenses | 06/01/2006 | $7,905.87 |
| A-1 Prining | Ballott Printing | 10/26/2010 | $7,663.89 |
| A-1 Printing | Campaign Ballot | 07/17/2006 | $7,578.28 |
| The Carter Malone Group | Radio Media Buy | 07/30/2014 | $7,163.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 676 payments by amount. Download the full list (CSV).
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $23,500.00 |
| Drive Committee | Washington, DC | — | $16,500.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | Nashville, TN | — | $11,735.00 |
| D R I V E Dc PAC | Washington, DC | — | $6,500.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,400.00 |
| Van Turner | Memphis, TN | Brittenum Bruce, PLLC | $5,287.00 |
| Frank Martin | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Latonya Burrow | Memphis, TN | Shelby CTY Public Def Off | $4,799.00 |
| J W Gibson | Memphis, TN | Gibson Co | $4,450.00 |
| Deidre Malone | Memphis, TN | The Carter Malone Group | $4,205.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2018 Historical | $4,353.87 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $4,342.99 | $4,353.87 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $4,781.87 | $4,342.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $5,044.93 | $4,781.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $5,044.93 | $5,044.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $5,239.72 | $5,044.93 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $2,489.72 | $5,239.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $2,905.23 | $2,489.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Amended Historical | $2,615.17 | $2,905.23 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Late Historical | $2,231.02 | $2,615.17 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $1,600.00 | $2,231.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $14,896.11 | $1,600.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $16,193.88 | $14,896.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $41,493.36 | $16,193.88 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $22,444.24 | $41,493.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Amended Historical | $16,490.72 | $22,444.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $13,361.34 | $16,490.72 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $11,004.14 | $13,361.34 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Late Historical | $10,199.60 | $11,004.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $8,252.57 | $10,199.60 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $4,343.24 | $8,252.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $6,919.67 | $4,343.24 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $6,747.16 | $6,919.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $6,544.00 | $6,747.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Amended Historical | $7,865.99 | $6,544.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $3,508.48 | $7,865.99 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $5,761.46 | $3,508.48 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $13,596.07 | $5,761.46 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $13,827.04 | $13,596.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $20,081.57 | $13,827.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $30,400.13 | $20,081.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $21,025.38 | $30,400.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $9,404.19 | $21,025.38 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $9,603.26 | $9,404.19 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $8,401.54 | $9,603.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $8,925.39 | $8,401.54 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $15,975.12 | $8,925.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $17,488.38 | $15,975.12 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $21,030.19 | $17,488.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $7,167.21 | $21,030.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $3,918.05 | $7,167.21 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $1,064.64 | $3,918.05 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $1,866.86 | $1,064.64 | 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 ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Amended Historical | $1,374.77 | $1,123.32 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Amended Historical | $1,837.52 | $1,374.77 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $2,534.44 | $1,837.52 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $6,876.07 | $2,534.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Amended Historical | $16,167.78 | $6,876.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $5,066.18 | $16,167.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $7,642.10 | $5,066.18 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $3,104.00 | $7,642.10 | Source ↗ |