Sullivan County Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

Raised

$7,094

incl. $7,094 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$5,611

To TN candidates

$3,200

57% of spending

Operating & other

$2,411

43% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,611 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,200 (57%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $2,411 ÷ Total spent: $5,611

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$2,411
Contributions to candidates	$3,200

Source filings:

To TN candidates $3,200 57%
Operating & other $2,411 43%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,200 difference, $3,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Jones (2008), James $800.00
Russell, Rob $800.00
Surgenor, Michael $800.00
Vaughn, Nathan $800.00

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
Rent	$800.00
Convention	$484.16
Tfdw	$448.00
Food / Beverage	$328.50
Postage	$123.15
Reimbursement For Postage	$123.00
Advertising	$104.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Blue Ridge Properties	Rent	09/29/2008	$800.00
State Democrat Women's Convention	Convention	05/06/2008	$380.16
Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women	Tfdw	02/02/2008	$348.00
Dixie BBQ	Food / Beverage	09/11/2008	$328.50
US Postmaster	Postage	04/04/2008	$123.15
Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women	Reimbursement For Postage	03/29/2008	$123.00
Sullivan County Democratic Party	Convention	—	$104.00
Wanda's Buttons	Advertising	07/14/2008	$104.00
Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women	Tfdw	03/29/2008	$100.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2008 Historical	$2,905.10	$2,915.15	Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25915
Pre-General 2008 Historical	$5,869.88	$2,905.10	Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24749
Q3 2008 Historical	$4,027.86	$5,869.88	Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23801
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical	$3,389.30	$4,027.86	Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22635
Q2 2008 Amended Historical	$3,291.72	$3,389.30	Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21557
Q1 2008 Historical	$2,250.40	$3,291.72	Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20197