Sumner County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2003 · Treasurer: Richard "Trae" Primrose · Gallatin, TN

Raised
$15,661
incl. $9,941 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,965
Operating & other
$27,965
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
6.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,965 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,965 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $2,000 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: $27,965 ÷ Total spent: $29,965
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $27,965
Contributions to candidates $2,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ingrum, Jay $1,250.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $250.00
  • Lawson, Herman $250.00
  • McDonald, Mike $250.00

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
Salary $7,876.32
Fundraiser $7,380.61
Signs $2,631.60
Telephone $2,562.69
Reimbursement $1,565.14
Advertising $1,512.63
Donations $850.00
Postage $814.00
Campaign Workers $800.00
Professional Services $475.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Johnny Hayes Gallatin, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) Winchester, TN — $720.00
Charles Bone Nashville, TN Bone McAllester Norton $500.00
Amanda Bradecar Gallatin, TN — $400.00
Isaacs and Associates Hendersonville, TN — $400.00
Johnny Martin Hendersonville, TN Retired $400.00
Lexie Smith Gallatin, TN Retired $400.00
Frances Almay Hendersonville, TN Almany Realtors $280.00
Jane Steinhauer Hendersonville, TN — $280.00
Campbell and Associates Financial Group Gallatin, TN — $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 2004 Historical $17,961.86 $9,539.32 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $19,618.27 $17,961.86 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $22,251.78 $19,618.27 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $26,117.90 $22,251.78 Source ↗