Sullivan County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 1998 · Treasurer: Lori Love · Blountville, TN

Raised
$12,801
incl. $8,151 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,929
Operating & other
$8,929
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
9.2% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,929 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,929 (82%) — 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: $8,929 ÷ Total spent: $10,929
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,929
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dotson, Bruce $1,000.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Democratic Res Center $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $2,736.39
Rent $2,400.00
Postage $740.66
Campaign Paraphernalia $522.72
Electric For Hdqtrs $515.00
Donation $350.00
Deposit $250.00
Speaker At Dinner $250.00
Jackson Day Dinner $201.12
Singer $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Bruce Shine Kingsport, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Eastman State of Tennessee PAC Kingsport, TN — $500.00
John A Bellamy Bristol, TN Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC $500.00
Sue Odell Blountville, TN Retired $350.00
Jack L Combs Kingsport, TN 2nd Judicial District $250.00
James Jones Kingsport, TN US Government $250.00
Janet Johnston Kingsport, TN Wellmont $250.00
Janet Meek Johnson City, TN DNC $250.00
United Steelworkers Dist 9 Gardendale, AL — $250.00

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 2012 Amended Historical $6,009.18 $8,011.31 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $5,441.34 $6,009.18 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $8,561.34 $5,441.34 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $8,977.34 $8,561.34 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $5,934.33 $8,977.34 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $5,837.88 $5,934.33 Source ↗