Tennessee Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $239,832 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $197,314 (82%) — 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 / overhead spending | $41,503 |
| Contributions to candidates | $575 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $197,314 82%
- Operating & other $41,503 17%
- To TN candidates $575 0.2%
- To other PACs $440 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 $575 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $575 difference, $575 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $575 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Dress for Success Memphis $350.00
- TN Archives of Moving Images and Sound $225.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Teamsters Local 480 Scholarship Fund | $150.00 |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | $150.00 |
| Maury County Democratic Party | $140.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Mail Piece Inkind | $24,940.89 |
| Campaign Consultant Inkind | $5,000.00 |
| Postage Inkind | $3,187.43 |
| Printing | $1,843.87 |
| Travel | $1,447.22 |
| Meeting Security | $1,375.08 |
| Consulting | $1,200.00 |
| Gotv Canvasser | $1,199.15 |
| Catering | $1,101.57 |
| Video Reproduction | $208.12 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pivot Group Inc. | Mail Piece Inkind | 02/24/2011 | $8,400.00 |
| DirectFX | Mail Piece Inkind | 03/15/2011 | $7,198.17 |
| Summers, John | Campaign Consultant Inkind | 03/10/2011 | $5,000.00 |
| DirectFX | Mail Piece Inkind | 03/15/2011 | $3,874.93 |
| DirectFX | Mail Piece Inkind | 03/15/2011 | $3,164.94 |
| DirectFX | Mail Piece Inkind | 03/15/2011 | $2,302.85 |
| Burns Printing | Printing | 11/04/2011 | $1,843.87 |
| United States Postal Service | Postage Inkind | 02/22/2011 | $1,543.94 |
| State of Tennessee | Meeting Security | 06/20/2011 | $1,375.08 |
| Brady, Devin | Consulting | 08/08/2011 | $1,200.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olan Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Olan Mills Photography | $45,000.00 |
| William Freeman | Nashville, TN | Freeman Webb Company | $35,000.00 |
| Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu | Nashville, TN | — | $20,000.00 |
| Tennessee Coalition for Working Families | Nashville, TN | — | $16,000.00 |
| Ken Wilber | Portland, TN | — | $11,096.10 |
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Nat L Health Corp PAC | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $8,400.00 |
| Iron Workers L U 492 PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $7,500.00 |
| DWP Live | Arrington, TN | — | $5,359.80 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.