Sumner County Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$7,832
incl. $3,551 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,923
Operating & other
$4,773
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$150
3.0% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,923 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,773 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $150 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: $4,773 ÷ Total spent: $4,923
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,773
Contributions to candidates $150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $150 difference, $150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Wilber, Ken $150.00

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 $2,170.93
Donations $680.00
Printing $659.88
Storage $320.00
Utilities $312.11
Booth $250.00
Postage $220.00
Rent $160.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Leonard Assante Gallatin, TN Volunteer State University $407.36
Charles Bone Nashville, TN Bone McAllester Norton $300.00
James England Gallatin, TN Retired $300.00
Charles Ihrig Hendersonville, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Ihrig State Representative Hendersonville, TN Athena Consulting $200.00
Jim Hawkins Gallatin, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Joe M Brown Gallatin, TN — $200.00
Ken Wilber Portland, TN — $200.00
Charles Moffatt Gallatin, TN Self-Employed $120.00
Barry Walker Gallatin, TN Best Effort Made $100.00

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 2011 Historical $1,786.85 $3,341.84 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $1,013.93 $1,786.85 Source ↗