Tennessee Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$238,261
incl. $206 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$157,200
Spent outside Tennessee
$82,636
53% of spending
Operating & other
$73,074
46% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $157,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $82,636 (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: $73,074 ÷ Total spent: $157,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $73,074
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
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
Shelby County Democratic Executive Committee $200.00
Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women $150.00
Maury County Democratic Party $140.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer $50,690.53
Mail Piece Inkind $7,701.96
Lodging $5,844.84
Mail Piece In-Kind Meryl Rice $1,930.08
Travel $1,585.65
Training $1,200.00
Meeting Security $1,129.33
Airfare $959.20
Data Consultant $750.00
Meals $619.61

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William Freeman Nashville, TN Freeman Webb Company $45,000.00
Olan Mills Chattanooga, TN Olan Mills Photography $40,000.00
Richard Laroche Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $40,000.00
Clinical Revenue Management Services Brentwood, TN — $25,000.00
Tea Fcpe Tennessee Education Association Nashville, TN — $9,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Nat L Health Corp PAC Murfreesboro, TN — $3,500.00
Baker Donelson TN PAC Knoxville, TN — $2,500.00

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 2013 Historical $5,893.83 $127,851.26 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $47,710.77 $5,893.83 Source ↗