Tennessee Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN

Raised
$232,342
incl. $908 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$210,646
Spent outside Tennessee
$112,536
53% of spending
Operating & other
$93,377
44% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $210,646 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $112,536 (53%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $93,377 ÷ Total spent: $210,646
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $93,377
Contributions to candidates $500
Source filings:

“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 $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • TN Immigrant & Refugee Right Coalition $500.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Williamson County Democratic Party $850.00
Anderson County Democratic Party $450.00
Davidson County Democratic Party $450.00
Knox County Democratic Party $350.00
Blount County Democratic Party $300.00
Claiborne County Democratic Party $250.00
Wilson County Democreatic Party $250.00
Cocke County Democratic Party $200.00
Macon Co. Democratic Party $200.00
Montgomery County Democratic Party $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mail Piece $43,652.97
Vendor Phones $12,579.62
Telephone $11,499.03
Inkind/Andrew Berke $8,382.25
Mail Piece Postage $6,236.75
Postage $5,692.08
Mileage $1,386.69
Cocke County Settlement $1,000.00
Professional Services $830.56
Advertising $642.60

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Senate Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $25,790.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $15,000.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
House Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $10,466.21
H Calister Turner Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $10,000.00
Laborers Local Union 818 PAC Knoxville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee Employees Action Movement Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee PAC for Education Nashville, TN — $8,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $7,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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 $237,489.39 $195,133.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $174,508.57 $237,489.39 Source ↗