Tennessee Democratic Party
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Randall Rice · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $262,292 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $166,437 (63%) — 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 | $56,509 |
| Contributions to candidates | $3,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $166,437 63%
- Operating & other $56,509 22%
- To other PACs $35,846 14%
- To TN candidates $3,500 1.3%
“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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joni Cochran | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Dem. | $543.33 |
| London Lamar | Tennessee Senate, District 33 | Dem. | $500.00 |
This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,043. Of the $2,457 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Carona, Ailina $2,500.00
- London Lamar State Senate $500.00
- MATA, Luis $500.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $32,223.66 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Party | $2,122.00 |
| Sevier County Democratic Executive Committee PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Campbell County Democratic Party | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $546 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| High School Democrats of America | Minnesota | $546.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Salary | $12,924.80 |
| Facility Rental | $7,416.00 |
| Transportation | $6,954.44 |
| Direct Mail/Lennon/Hd27/Support | $5,448.14 |
| Payroll Taxes | $5,040.69 |
| Inkind/Direct Mail/Ritchie Patton/Sb2/Support | $2,020.20 |
| Inkind/Direct Mail/Bernard Carter/Sb6/Support | $2,020.20 |
| Meeting Catering | $1,750.00 |
| Direct Mail/Scott/Hd68/Support | $966.90 |
| Direct Mail/Phillips/Hd75/Support | $966.90 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Hospitality Group | Facility Rental | 06/18/2024 | $7,131.00 |
| Printing Image | Direct Mail/Lennon/Hd27/Support | 11/01/2024 | $5,448.14 |
| Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee | Transportation | 12/31/2024 | $4,621.97 |
| Uffelman, Charles | Salary | 03/14/2024 | $2,584.96 |
| Uffelman, Charles | Salary | 03/27/2024 | $2,584.96 |
| Uffelman, Charles | Salary | 02/28/2024 | $2,584.96 |
| Uffelman, Charles | Salary | 02/14/2024 | $2,584.96 |
| Uffelman, Charles | Salary | 01/29/2024 | $2,584.96 |
| 40 North Advocacy | Inkind/Direct Mail/Ritchie Patton/Sb2/Support | 07/22/2024 | $2,020.20 |
| 40 North Advocacy | Inkind/Direct Mail/Bernard Carter/Sb6/Support | 07/22/2024 | $2,020.20 |
Who Funds It
$25,387.56 (7% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Tennessee Democratic Party — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Lawson | Knoxville, TN | LHP Capital | $155,000.00 |
| Olan Mills | Chattanooga, TN | Olan Mills Photography | $65,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party Sponsor | Nashville, TN | — | $25,387.56 |
| Bob Olsen | Nashville, TN | Retired | $15,000.00 |
| TN House Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $14,556.99 |
| Claire Jones | Franklin, TN | Not Employed | $12,850.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $10,775.00 |
| Ailina Carona | Mount Juliet, TN | Third Coast Salt | $10,750.00 |
| Kathy Olsen | Nashville, TN | Retired | $10,000.00 |
| READY PAC (Freddie O'Connell) | Nashville, TN | — | $6,842.60 |
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 2024 Historical | $137,333.10 | $94,128.55 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended Figures pending review Historical | — | — | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Amended Figures pending review Historical | — | — | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $97,167.02 | $120,168.08 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $136,360.58 | $97,167.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $57,444.21 | $136,360.58 | Source ↗ |