Tennessee Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,433,236 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $781,398 (55%) — 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 | $541,188 |
| Contributions to candidates | $103,070 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $781,398 55%
- Operating & other $541,188 38%
- To TN candidates $103,070 7.2%
- To other PACs $7,579 0.5%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria Johnson † | Tennessee House, District 90 | Dem. | $10,000.00 |
| Gabby Salinas † | Tennessee House, District 96 | Dem. | $5,000.00 |
| Andrea Bond Johnson † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $320.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $103,070 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,320. Of the $87,750 difference, $87,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $87,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Ballinger, Jamie $36,500.00
- Mackay, Greg $10,500.00
- Thongnopnua, Joda $10,000.00
- Schonbaum, Danielle $9,750.00
- Floied, Frankie G. $7,000.00
- Purington, Rebecca $5,000.00
- Trotman, Les $2,500.00
- Hodges, Jason $1,500.00
- Vannoy, Jennifer $1,500.00
- Osborne, Deanna Debow $1,000.00
- …and 3 more recipients
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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $7,000.00 |
| Knox County Democratic Party | $166.44 |
| Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 Committee P/E | $150.00 |
| Shelby County Young Democrats | $135.00 |
| Warren County Democratic Party | $127.28 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Printing & Postage | $288,002.29 |
| Advertising | $80,319.00 |
| Research / Polling | $74,800.00 |
| Credit Card Payment | $28,784.14 |
| Printing | $23,821.40 |
| Gotv Mail - Non Federal | $11,874.14 |
| Web Service/Support | $8,725.13 |
| Benchmark Assessment Survey | $7,500.00 |
| Postage | $7,022.82 |
| Ballot Mail Piece Postage | $3,955.68 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Blue Strategies | Printing & Postage | 10/23/2018 | $108,039.54 |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research | Research / Polling | 10/16/2018 | $74,800.00 |
| Convergence Targeted Communications | Advertising | 10/15/2018 | $53,819.00 |
| Greenlight Media Strategies | Printing & Postage | 10/18/2018 | $39,484.38 |
| Greenlight Media Strategies | Printing & Postage | 10/24/2018 | $28,854.24 |
| American Press | Credit Card Payment | 12/07/2018 | $28,784.14 |
| Convergence Targeted Communications | Advertising | 10/12/2018 | $26,500.00 |
| Harpeth Strategies | Printing & Postage | 10/23/2018 | $26,286.04 |
| Gumbinner and Davies Communications | Printing | 11/14/2018 | $23,821.40 |
| Greenlight Media Strategies | Printing & Postage | 10/22/2018 | $16,319.04 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Democratic Party | Columbus, OH | — | $300,000.00 |
| Olan Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Olan Mills Photography | $140,000.00 |
| Amy Goldman Fowler | Rhinebeck, NY | Sol Goldman Investments | $100,000.00 |
| Karl Dean | Nashville, TN | — | $63,000.00 |
| Sharon Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Home Maker | $50,000.00 |
| Danielle Schonbaum | Memphis, TN | Shelby County Gov't | $47,062.69 |
| Wade Munday | Springfield, TN | Justice for Our Neighbors | $43,000.00 |
| Gloria Johnson | Knoxville, TN | Knox County Schools | $36,750.00 |
| Allan Creasy | Memphis, TN | Celtic Crossing | $32,800.00 |
| Michael Cartwright | Franklin, TN | Clinical Revenue MGMT Services | $30,000.00 |
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 2018 Historical | $610,031.14 | $53,642.29 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $501,528.16 | $610,031.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $165,973.66 | $501,528.16 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $166,027.38 | $165,973.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $19,322.07 | $166,027.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $77,337.66 | $19,322.07 | Source ↗ |