Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$32,170
incl. $19,928 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$26,134
Operating & other
$25,134
96% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
3.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,134 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,134 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $25,134 ÷ Total spent: $26,134
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25,134
Contributions to candidates $0

“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

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 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
NFDW Colorado $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Scholarship Expenses $4,000.00
Mileage $2,885.44
Travel $1,626.60
President'S Expenses $1,619.39
Food / Beverage $1,119.00
Call To Convent 2005 $1,047.94
Vice Pres. Expenses $1,040.69
Convention Seed Mone $1,000.00
Nfdw Convention 05 $1,000.00
Finance Council $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Demorat Women S Club of Cumberland County Crossville, TN — $2,271.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $1,633.00
Sullivan County Democratic Womem Blountville, TN — $603.00
TN Federation of Democratic Women Huntingdon, TN — $511.00
Charles O Brien Crossville, TN Retired $500.00
TFDW Huntingdon, TN — $450.00
Mildred Buffler Democrat Women S Club Knoxville, TN — $445.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $432.00
Henry County Democratic Women S Club Paris, TN — $387.00
Betty Reddick Knoxville, TN — $373.00

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 2005 Historical $25,547.83 $20,932.07 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $12,479.93 $25,547.83 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $17,437.77 $12,479.93 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $16,091.54 $17,437.77 Source ↗