Tennessee Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,171,613 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $696,073 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $696,073 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,760 |
- Operating & other $696,073 59%
- Spent outside Tennessee $438,070 37%
- To other PACs $35,709 3.0%
- To TN candidates $1,760 0.2%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $1,760 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,760 difference, $1,760 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,760 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Labor Day Celebration $1,000.00
- Mullis, Cathy $350.00
- Milan Quarterback Club Building $260.00
- TFDW $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) | $29,500.00 |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | $3,006.00 |
| Tenn Federation of College Democratics | $1,103.30 |
| Knox County Democratic Party | $1,000.00 |
| Tenn Young Democrats | $500.00 |
| Summer County Democratic Party | $400.00 |
| Davidson County Democratic Women | $200.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Mail Piece | $175,925.90 |
| Advertising | $175,352.97 |
| Consulting | $89,612.00 |
| Payroll | $82,388.74 |
| Mail Piece Postage | $36,618.90 |
| In-Kind Jim Hackworth | $19,136.68 |
| Inkind/Eddie Yokley | $15,088.21 |
| In-Kind Phillip Pinion | $12,589.39 |
| In-Kind Robert Bibb | $10,968.00 |
| Mileage | $9,952.30 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenn Communications Group | Advertising | 10/31/2006 | $120,000.00 |
| Mundy Katowitz Media, Inc. | Advertising | 11/03/2006 | $25,000.00 |
| E Allen Brandon LLC | Mail Piece | 10/30/2006 | $22,980.00 |
| Mundy Katowitz Media, Inc. | Advertising | 11/01/2006 | $20,000.00 |
| Sasser-Hayden, Kimberly L. | Payroll | 11/16/2006 | $10,000.00 |
| E Allen Brandon LLC | Mail Piece | 11/01/2006 | $8,385.80 |
| Fenn Communications Group | Advertising | 11/02/2006 | $6,312.49 |
| The Strategy Group | In-Kind Phillip Pinion | 10/30/2006 | $6,071.60 |
| Strategic Service | Research / Polling | 03/16/2006 | $5,795.00 |
| The Strategy Group | Mail Piece | 10/30/2006 | $5,743.80 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Governors Assoc | Washington, DC | — | $300,000.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | Nashville, TN | — | $92,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $90,242.97 |
| Int L Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Education | Washington, DC | — | $50,500.00 |
| Mary Parker | Brentwood, TN | Self-Employed | $50,240.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $35,374.08 |
| DLCC Unincorporated Federalnonfederal PAC | Washington, DC | — | $35,000.00 |
| Norman Hsu | New York, NY | Components Limited | $35,000.00 |
| Seiu PAC | Oak Ridge, TN | — | $30,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party Federal | Nashville, TN | — | $27,972.50 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Historical | $580,333.21 | $174,508.57 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Figures pending review Historical | — | — | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $333,580.57 | $365,335.71 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $119,436.30 | $333,580.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $19,239.91 | $119,436.30 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $8,070.28 | $19,239.91 | Source ↗ |