Shelby County Democratic Party PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2021 · Treasurer: Betina Hunt · Memphis, TN

Raised
$73,645
incl. $1,675 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,064
Operating & other
$68,564
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,500
2.1% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,064 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $68,564 (98%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 98% of everything it spent; $1,500 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: $68,564 ÷ Total spent: $70,064
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $68,564
Contributions to candidates $1,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Mulroy (Closed Account 2022), Steven J. $1,500.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing And Mailing Ballot $9,980.39
Postage $6,409.40
Printing $3,734.00
Printing And Mail $3,214.00
Get Out The Vote $3,126.15
Rent $2,166.94
Canvassing $1,705.64
Independent Canvassing Support Of Heidi Kuhn $1,328.14
Independent Canvassing Support Of Floyd Bonner $1,328.14
Independent Canvassing Support Of Melvin Burgess $1,328.14

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Democratic Party Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Amplified Public Strategies Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Planned Parenthood Tennessee Action Fund Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Floyd Bonner Bartlett, TN Shelby County Government $2,500.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Steve Cohen for Cogress Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
Lee Harris for County Mayor Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Mulroy Closed Account 2022 Steven J Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Regina Newman Memphis, TN Shelby County, TN $2,000.00

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 2022 Historical $5,978.18 $2,086.25 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $11,905.36 $5,978.18 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $12,122.35 $11,905.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $43,502.41 $12,122.35 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $20,652.58 $43,502.41 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $500.00 $20,652.58 Source ↗