Tennessee Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $671,278 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $533,833 (80%) — 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 | $533,833 |
| Contributions to candidates | $11,935 |
- Operating & other $533,833 80%
- To other PACs $125,510 19%
- To TN candidates $11,935 1.8%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $11,935 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $11,935 difference, $11,935 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $11,935 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Lamb, Randy $6,000.00
- Siler, Cheri Kay $2,935.00
- Gross, Tony $2,000.00
- Witherspoon, Tom $1,000.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Tennesseans for Fair Courts | $125,000.00 |
| Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women | $250.00 |
| Maury County Democratic Party | $140.00 |
| Rutherford Co Democratic Party | $120.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Transfer | $280,648.86 |
| Television Ad | $89,683.00 |
| Mail Piece | $80,024.61 |
| Polling | $27,207.93 |
| Postage | $18,939.74 |
| Mail Piece Postage | $17,585.50 |
| In Kind Ad- Mitchell | $10,000.00 |
| In-Kind Deidre Malone | $5,107.89 |
| Mail Piece Inkind Dwayne Johnson | $1,627.93 |
| Meeting Facility | $875.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 09/22/2014 | $77,702.65 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 03/21/2014 | $35,806.65 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 08/20/2014 | $31,729.36 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 02/21/2014 | $27,290.25 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 07/30/2014 | $27,031.42 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 05/21/2014 | $25,551.49 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 10/21/2014 | $25,043.96 |
| TDP Federal | Transfer | 11/18/2014 | $24,956.63 |
| Renaissance Communications Group | Mail Piece | 10/27/2014 | $16,417.32 |
| Fletcher Rowley Inc. | Television Ad | 10/30/2014 | $15,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olan Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Olan Mills Photography | $165,000.00 |
| Michigan Democratic State Central Commit | Lansing, MI | — | $125,000.00 |
| William Freeman | Nashville, TN | Freeman Webb Company | $90,000.00 |
| Roy Herron | Dresden, TN | Tennessee Democratic Party | $66,187.21 |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | Memphis, TN | — | $28,184.00 |
| Sarah Faulkner | Lookout Mtn, TN | Not Employed | $27,500.00 |
| Thomas Faulkner | Lookout Mountain, TN | Faulkner and Associates Architects | $27,500.00 |
| Richard Laroche | Murfreesboro, TN | Self-Employed | $20,000.00 |
| Jerrod Menz | Brentwood, TN | American Addiction Centers | $15,000.00 |
| Michael Cartwright | Franklin, TN | Clinical Revenue MGMT Services | $15,000.00 |
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 2014 Amended Historical | $101,489.60 | $40,926.58 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $209,098.17 | $101,489.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $318,443.08 | $209,098.17 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $307,683.24 | $318,443.08 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $196,826.57 | $307,683.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Late Historical | $127,851.26 | $196,826.57 | Source ↗ |