Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Cary Hammond · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$23,538
incl. $5,027 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,061
Operating & other
$29,561
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,500
11% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,061 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,561 (89%) — 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 spending: $29,561 ÷ Total spent: $33,061
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $29,561
Contributions to candidates $3,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,500 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:

  • Brittenham, Linda King $1,000.00
  • Davis, Lincoln $500.00
  • Gordon, Bart $500.00
  • Jones, Harris $500.00
  • Leonard, Graham $500.00
  • McKamey, William (John 2004) $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Contributio $14,900.00
President'S Expenses $3,372.19
Scholarship Expenses $2,617.64
Vice Pres. Expenses $2,229.58
Secretary'S Expense $1,055.52
Finance Council $1,000.00
Food / Beverage $900.00
Postage $740.00
Printing/Postage $583.71
Website Expenses $467.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TN Federation of Democratic Women Huntingdon, TN — $12,246.37
Betty Reddick Knoxville, TN — $883.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women Kingsport, TN — $378.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $338.00
Henry County Democratic Women S Club Paris, TN — $278.00
Knox County Democratic Party Knoxville, TN — $246.00
Marion County Woman S Democratic Club South Pittburg, TN — $244.00
Rutherford County Democratic Women PAC Murfreesboro, TN — $235.00
Greene County Democratic Women Greeneville, TN — $210.00
Weakley County Democratic Women Dresden, TN — $208.00

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
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $22,910.23 $16,091.54 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Late Historical $26,662.81 $22,910.23 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $29,677.81 $26,662.81 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $25,798.90 $29,677.81 Source ↗