Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,437
incl. $16,163 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$31,666
Operating & other
$26,666
84% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
16% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,666 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,666 (84%) — 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: $26,666 ÷ Total spent: $31,666
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,666
Contributions to candidates $5,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Pettigrew, Schree $1,000.00
  • Barker, Ann $250.00
  • Bass, Eddie $250.00
  • Bell, Mary Esther $250.00
  • Childress, Cheri $250.00
  • Coleman, Kent $250.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $250.00
  • Finney, Lowe $250.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $250.00
  • Hackworth, Jim $250.00
  • …and 7 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $4,018.19
Donations $3,500.00
Scholarship Expenses $2,500.00
Expenses/Mileage $1,947.64
President'S Expenses $1,544.50
Printing $1,313.70
Young Democrats/Dona $1,275.00
Reception $1,230.00
Office Expense $1,220.32
Middle Tn Vp Expense $1,099.19

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $525.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $465.00
Henry County Democratic Women S Club Paris, TN — $390.00
Marion County Woman S Democratic Club South Pittburg, TN — $336.00
Anderson Co Dem Women Club Oak Ridge, TN — $330.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $303.00
Greene County Democratic Women Greeneville, TN — $282.00
Weakley County Democratic Women Dresden, TN — $261.00
Haywood County Democratic Women Brownsville, TN — $225.00
Williamson County Democratic Women Franklin, TN — $216.00

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 2006 Historical $14,313.43 $9,499.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $14,813.43 $14,313.43 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $13,001.60 $14,813.43 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $13,001.60 $13,001.60 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $20,765.20 $13,001.60 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $20,932.07 $20,765.20 Source ↗