Tennessee Democratic Party

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$373,696
Total Spent
$262,292
Spent outside Tennessee
$166,437
63% of spending
Operating & other
$56,509
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,043 to 2 candidates
$1,043 to 2 Democrats

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 spending: $56,509 ÷ Total spent: $262,292
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $56,509
Contributions to candidates $3,500

“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

Contributions to tracked 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

Contributions to other political action committees
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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
High School Democrats of America Minnesota $546.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
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

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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 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.

Campaign filing history
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 ↗