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Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$22,696
incl. $17,514 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$20,152
Operating & other
$11,302
56% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,850
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $100 to 1 candidate
$100 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,152 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,302 (56%) — 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: $11,302 ÷ Total spent: $20,152
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,302
Contributions to candidates $8,850
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $100.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $8,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $100. Of the $8,750 difference, $8,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell, Vicky $500.00
  • Barker, Judy $400.00
  • Matthews, Debbie $400.00
  • McWherter, Michael $400.00
  • Hunt, Jenny W. $300.00
  • McMillan, Kim $300.00
  • Favors, Joanne $250.00
  • Jones, Sherry $250.00
  • Rabidoux, Greg $250.00
  • Richardson, Jeanne $250.00
  • …and 35 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
Donation $1,900.00
Food/Gas Expense $1,434.28
Food $1,319.27
Food, Room Rent, Tablecloths $1,010.00
Scholarship $1,000.00
Mileage/ Hotel/ Reg $990.56
Printing Postage Reg, Room, Mileage 504.4 $795.89
Donation To National Convention $500.00
Website Expenses $300.00
Mileage, Hotel Room, Reg. Paper $287.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $690.00
Lincoln Co Democratic Women Fayetteville, TN — $494.20
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $345.00
Marion County Woman S Democratic Club South Pittburg, TN — $333.00
Cocke County Democratic Women Newport, TN — $282.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $270.00
Sullivan County Democratic Womem Blountville, TN — $267.00
Harry Tindell Knoxville, TN State of Tennessee $250.00
Williamson County Democratic Women Franklin, TN — $246.00
Cumberland County Democratic Women Crossville, TN — $228.00

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 2010 Historical $17,591.32 $17,810.51 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Late Historical $19,134.61 $17,591.32 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $23,989.92 $19,134.61 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Late Historical $23,166.99 $23,989.92 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $26,142.80 $23,166.99 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $15,692.55 $26,142.80 Source ↗