Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,584
Total Spent
$22,762
Operating & other
$17,712
78% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,050
22% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,762 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,712 (78%) — 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: $17,712 ÷ Total spent: $22,762
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,712
Contributions to candidates $5,050

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $5,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,050 difference, $5,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Barnes, Tim $400.00
  • Camp, Randy $400.00
  • Hawkins, Jim $400.00
  • Rogers, Jean Anne $400.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $400.00
  • Barker, Judy $300.00
  • Bain, Cleveland Derrick $150.00
  • Bone, Stratton $150.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $150.00
  • Byrge, Roger $150.00
  • …and 15 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
Per Diem/Mileage $3,076.50
Per Diem - Food And Mileage $3,034.74
Mileage $2,236.97
Meeting Room And Lunch $1,842.90
Board Meeting Luncheon $1,493.78
Dues $1,250.00
Reimb Paid To Gayle Alley For Printing-Mailings $1,078.93
Reimb To Cathie Brewer - Hotel For Tfdw Convention $1,000.00
Youth Project $550.00
T-Shirts For Members $359.84

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Democratic Women of Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $21,854.99
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $555.00
Greene County Democratic Women Greeneville, TN — $511.00
Williamson County Democratic Women Franklin, TN — $507.00
Marion County Woman S Democratic Club South Pittburg, TN — $445.00
Davidson County Democratic Women PAC Nashville, TN — $372.00
Cocke County Democratic Women Newport, TN — $348.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women Kingsport, TN — $348.00
Anderson Coutny Clinton, TN — $303.00
Henry County Democratic Women S Club Paris, TN — $252.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $14,007.51 $12,149.02 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $14,007.51 $14,007.51 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $1,546.98 $14,007.51 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $1,546.98 $1,546.98 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $4,841.36 $1,546.98 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $6,177.24 $4,841.36 Source ↗