Sullivan County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Sullivan County Democratic Party — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $3,084.39 $6,656.17 $725.00
2025 $4,539.17 $4,666.05 $0.00
2024 $14,967.71 $10,617.26 $0.00
2023 $4,444.15 $4,377.06 $0.00
2022 $5,299.36 $5,186.14 $0.00
2021 $3,904.25 $2,703.12 $0.00
2020 $13,671.28 $8,873.81 $0.00
2019 $840.66 $820.00 $0.00
2018 $1,571.42 $5,257.66 $0.00
2017 $3,408.21 $2,693.69 $0.00
2016 $5,802.80 $3,276.21 $0.00
2015 $4,909.29 $2,606.03 $0.00
2014 $6,002.94 $8,357.03 $0.00
2013 $33.00 $1,225.00 $0.00
2012 $12,801.41 $10,928.66 $0.00
2011 $0.00 $1,652.89 $0.00
2010 $3,817.00 $8,318.95 $0.00
2009 $9,790.06 $7,394.74 $0.00
2008 $8,537.66 $13,619.50 $0.00
2007 $17,774.00 $9,804.24 $0.00
2006 $9,828.05 $16,970.66 $0.00
2005 $22,306.47 $10,712.80 $0.00
2004 $24,060.49 $26,817.55 $0.00
All years $181,393.77 $173,535.22 $725.00
Raised
$181,394
incl. $85,427 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$173,535
Operating & other
$116,031
67% of spending
To TN candidates
$44,321
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $725 to 2 candidates
$725 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $173,535 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $116,031 (67%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $116,031 ÷ Total spent: $173,535
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $116,031
Contributions to candidates $44,321

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Lori Love Tennessee House, District 03 Dem. $500.00
Jerri Green Governor Dem. $225.00

This committee’s own filings report $44,321 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $725. Of the $43,596 difference, $43,596 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $43,596 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Vaughn, Nathan $8,371.20
  • Akard, Joe Mike $4,244.42
  • Jones (2008), James $3,750.00
  • Surgenor, Michael $3,750.00
  • Brittenham, Linda King $2,872.21
  • McKamey, William (John 2004) $2,872.21
  • Smith, Kevin $2,000.00
  • Gammon, Jeannie $1,900.00
  • Committe Ro Reelect Judge Luderback $1,500.00
  • Hall, Larry $1,500.00
  • …and 16 more recipients

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 $4,440.00
Northeast TN Democratic Resource Center $2,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00
Committee To Reelect Judge Beck $1,500.00
Unicoi County Democrat Party $911.47
Carter County Democratic Party $605.35
Sullivan County Young Democrats $600.00
Hawkins Co Democratic Party $433.28
Democratic Party of Washington County $342.46
Sullivan Co Democratic Women $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Rent $15,677.00
Food / Beverage $11,986.05
Banquet Room $11,575.18
Donation $10,710.00
Campaign Paraphernalia $7,826.09
Advertising $5,756.99
Printing $5,474.06
Jackson Day Dinner $4,201.12
Postage $4,167.69
Donation To D.R.C. $2,960.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Boston Conession Group Bristol, TN — $26,652.13
Mary Jarvis Bristol, TN Best Effort Made $10,500.00
John McKamey Piney Flats, TN Retired $2,450.00
John A Bellamy Bristol, TN Graceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC $2,250.00
Arvil Love Kingsport, TN Ret $2,233.66
Rue McKenzie Blountville, TN Not Employed $2,010.00
Titans Fund Washington, DC — $2,000.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women Kingsport, TN — $1,806.96
Wanda John Bristol, TN Retiree $1,222.00
Bruce Shine Kingsport, TN Self-Employed $1,210.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $11,525.58 $10,725.02 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130427
Q3 2026 $12,425.87 $11,525.58 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129106
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $13,496.39 $12,425.87 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128888
Q2 2026 $14,776.40 $13,496.39 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126316
Q1 2026 $14,426.38 $14,776.40 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124923
Year-End 2025 $15,414.75 $14,426.38 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123334
Mid-Year 2025 $14,514.84 $15,414.75 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121583
Q4 2024 Historical $13,212.77 $14,514.84 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119140
Pre-General 2024 Historical $11,554.09 $13,212.77 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118144
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $9,070.97 $11,554.09 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118428
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $9,169.14 $9,070.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115138
Q2 2024 Historical $10,122.13 $9,169.14 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114200
Q1 2024 Historical $10,133.88 $10,122.13 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112741
Year-End 2023 Historical $10,128.48 $10,133.88 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110835
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $10,046.18 $10,128.48 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108736
Q4 2022 Historical $10,019.54 $10,046.18 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107553
Pre-General 2022 Historical $10,330.08 $10,019.54 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105638
Q3 2022 Historical $10,364.63 $10,330.08 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104419
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $10,312.52 $10,364.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102295
Q2 2022 Historical $10,940.99 $10,312.52 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100727
Q1 2022 Historical $10,283.30 $10,940.99 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98692
Year-End 2021 Historical $9,467.74 $10,283.30 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97050
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $9,327.53 $9,467.74 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95292
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $7,970.02 $9,327.53 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 95318
Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical $5,583.05 $7,970.02 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 96742
Q3 2020 Historical $7,343.96 $5,583.05 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91134
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $7,106.38 $7,343.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89489
Q2 2020 Historical $5,573.99 $7,106.38 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88528
Q1 2020 Historical $4,821.25 $5,573.99 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86988
Year-End 2019 Historical $4,816.19 $4,821.25 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85713
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $4,997.33 $4,816.19 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84178
Q4 2018 Historical $5,082.03 $4,997.33 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82345
Pre-General 2018 Historical $5,018.73 $5,082.03 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80684
Q3 2018 Historical $6,366.57 $5,018.73 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79166
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $7,531.67 $6,366.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78993
Q2 2018 Historical $9,026.92 $7,531.67 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75697
Q1 2018 Historical $9,016.67 $9,026.92 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74169
Year-End 2017 Historical $8,782.48 $9,016.67 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73016
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $8,563.48 $8,782.48 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71088
Q4 2016 Historical $5,096.99 $8,563.48 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70092
Pre-General 2016 Historical $4,734.28 $5,096.99 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68365
Q3 2016 Historical $5,857.62 $4,734.28 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67230
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $5,959.78 $5,857.62 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65462
Q2 2016 Historical $6,654.54 $5,959.78 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64424
Q1 2016 Historical $6,287.30 $6,654.54 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63148
Year-End 2015 Historical $4,431.51 $6,287.30 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61386
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $4,243.22 $4,431.51 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60028
Q4 2014 Historical $4,540.41 $4,243.22 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58407
Pre-General 2014 Historical $5,040.41 $4,540.41 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56160
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $5,047.41 $5,040.41 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56095
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $5,161.89 $5,047.41 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53695
Q2 2014 Historical $6,980.54 $5,161.89 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52006
Q1 2014 Historical $6,695.31 $6,980.54 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50177
Year-End 2013 Historical $6,744.31 $6,695.31 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48608
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $8,011.31 $6,744.31 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47515
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $6,009.18 $8,011.31 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46589
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $5,441.34 $6,009.18 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45283
Q3 2012 Historical $8,561.34 $5,441.34 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43563
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $8,977.34 $8,561.34 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42090

As filed on this report: cash beginning $8,977.34, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $8,561.34.

Q2 2012 Amended Historical $5,934.33 $8,977.34 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 45265
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $5,837.88 $5,934.33 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40378
Year-End 2011 Historical $6,388.66 $5,837.88 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38391
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $7,490.77 $6,388.66 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37463
Q4 2010 Historical $7,909.77 $7,490.77 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36199
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $7,998.55 $7,909.77 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35265
Q3 2010 Historical $8,407.09 $7,998.55 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33925
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $8,407.09 $8,407.09 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32771
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $12,425.52 $8,407.09 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 32909
Q1 2010 Historical $12,061.72 $12,425.52 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30452
Year-End 2009 Historical $9,175.90 $12,061.72 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29308
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $9,990.90 $9,175.90 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28225
Q4 2008 Historical $6,717.55 $9,990.90 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26144
Pre-General 2008 Historical $5,635.27 $6,717.55 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25258
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $14,176.15 $5,635.27 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24550
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $14,076.15 $14,176.15 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22826

As filed on this report: cash beginning $14,076.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $14,176.15.

Q2 2008 Historical $15,672.15 $14,076.15 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21462
Q1 2008 Historical $15,776.15 $15,672.15 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20392

As filed on this report: cash beginning $15,776.15, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $15,672.15.

Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $7,883.68 $15,776.15 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15395
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $8,059.80 $7,883.68 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13612

As filed on this report: cash beginning $8,059.80, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $7,883.68.

Q4 2006 Historical $8,964.84 $8,059.80 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12746

As filed on this report: cash beginning $8,964.84, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $8,059.80.

Pre-General 2006 Historical $5,673.87 $8,964.84 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11553
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $7,835.83 $5,673.87 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11319
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $11,649.77 $7,835.83 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9418
Q2 2006 Historical $16,838.62 $11,649.77 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8458
Q1 2006 Historical $16,979.36 $16,838.62 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6714
Q4 2005 Historical $6,110.22 $16,979.36 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5701
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $9,493.82 $6,110.22 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5243
Q2 2005 Historical $5,598.60 $9,493.82 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4224
Q1 2005 Historical $5,680.81 $5,598.60 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3602
Q4 2004 Historical $7,095.46 $5,680.81 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3051
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $7,898.18 $7,095.46 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1986
Q2 2004 Historical $9,442.76 $7,898.18 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1064
Q1 2004 Historical $9,761.77 $9,442.76 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 462