Memphis

Tennessee Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Also giving in

Also gave $9,506.33 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$2,302,827
incl. $1,043 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$2,500,500
Operating & other
$2,431,746
97% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$67,554
2.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,500,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,431,746 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $2,431,746 ÷ Total spent: $2,500,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,431,746
Contributions to candidates $0
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.

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
Haywood County Democratic Party $1,200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Television Ad $1,033,081.00
Mail Piece $863,493.03
Postage $314,778.84
Voter Id Calls $71,493.50
Mail Piece Postage $47,687.20
Radio Ad $21,218.75
Research $9,010.93
Mail Piece In-Kind Paul Mattila $8,094.00
Studio Time $6,661.25
Consulting $6,612.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
House Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $463,740.00
Senate Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $446,000.00
DLCC Unincorporated Federalnonfederal PAC Washington, DC — $350,000.00
The Speaker S Fund Covington, TN — $251,000.00
TDP Victory 2006 Federal Nashville, TN — $82,000.00
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Washington, DC — $50,000.00
Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC Nashville, TN — $40,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party Federal Nashville, TN — $40,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $35,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC Nashville, TN — $35,000.00

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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $172,014.78 $2,672.64 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26984
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $330,031.68 $172,014.78 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26983
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $284,113.52 $330,031.68 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25457
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $283,883.46 $284,113.52 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23433
Q2 2008 Historical $199,551.88 $283,883.46 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21638
Q1 2008 Historical $195,133.34 $199,551.88 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20402