Tennessee Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$186,552
Total Spent
$200,808
Spent outside Tennessee
$148,129
74% of spending
Operating & other
$52,079
26% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $200,808 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $148,129 (74%) — 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: $52,079 ÷ Total spent: $200,808
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $52,079
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 Young Democrats $600.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer $44,382.13
Gotv Mail - Non Federal $5,500.00
Phone Banking $1,035.00
Photography $500.00
Printing $262.20
Food / Beverage $250.00
Donations $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Olan Mills Chattanooga, TN Olan Mills Photography $65,000.00
Julie BYRD Ashworth Collierville, TN — $10,590.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Andrew BYRD Nashville, TN TVV Capital $5,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Iron Workers Local Union 704 Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu Arlington, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Uaw Region 8 Lebanon, 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 2017 Amended Historical $118,437.39 $77,337.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $90,341.42 $118,437.39 Source ↗