Sumner County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,407
incl. $380 unitemized small gifts
excl. $2,278 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$8,941
Operating & other
$8,741
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$200
2.2% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,941 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,741 (98%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 98% of everything it spent; $200 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: $8,741 ÷ Total spent: $8,941
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,741
Contributions to candidates $200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Its filing also reports $200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tangled Wing Wildcare Conservancy, Inc. $200.00

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
Food / Beverage $2,813.42
Advertising $1,265.40
Telephone $1,016.12
Clothing/Golf Shirts $679.64
Signs $648.89
Festival Supplies $444.79
Donations $400.00
Booth $375.00
Printing $285.13
Postage $176.41

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michele Haynes Gallatn, TN Haynes Realty & Auction Co. $1,455.00
John B Garrott Jr Gallatin, TN — $1,250.00
L A Green Gallatin, TN Green & Little $1,100.00
Damon W Drake Nashville, TN — $750.00
James England Gallatin, TN Retired $700.00
Charles Bone Nashville, TN Bone McAllester Norton $500.00
Johnny Hayes Gallatin, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Council Nashville, TN — $400.00
Colonial Construction Home LLC Nashville, TN — $300.00
Jeanette Jackson Hendersonville, TN Retired $271.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $2,905.29 $6,218.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $498.91 $2,905.29 Source ↗