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Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,677
incl. $14,079 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,718
Operating & other
$20,038
72% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,680
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 2 candidates
$500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,718 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,038 (72%) — 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: $20,038 ÷ Total spent: $27,718
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $20,038
Contributions to candidates $6,680
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $300.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,680 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $6,180 difference, $6,180 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,180 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 $500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $500.00
  • Headrick, Mary $500.00
  • Ramsey, Marjorie $500.00
  • Thompson, Brad $500.00
  • Jackson, Jeanette $300.00
  • Maddox, Mark $300.00
  • Moore, Calvin $300.00
  • Rice, Meryl $300.00
  • Smith, Sandy Norris $300.00
  • …and 11 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mileage $9,214.12
Board Meeting Expenses $2,039.35
Scholarship $1,500.00
Ways & Means Purchases $1,500.00
Seed Money For Convention $1,500.00
Meeting Room And Lunch $1,438.00
Postage For Convention Mail $633.63
Paralegal Grant Writer $400.00
T-Shirts For Members $388.50
Convention Hotel/Auction Gift $383.54

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $396.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $276.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women Kingsport, TN — $249.00
Marion County Woman S Democratic Club South Pittburg, TN — $231.00
Cumberland County Democratic Women S Club Crossville, TN — $210.00
Anderson Co Dem Women Club Oak Ridge, TN — $171.00
Weakley County Democratic Women Dresden, TN — $153.00
Giles Co Dem Women Pulaski, TN — $126.00
McNairy Co Democratic Women Adamsville, TN — $120.00

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 2012 Historical $10,030.66 $7,879.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $20,142.47 $10,030.66 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $20,827.55 $20,142.47 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $22,327.55 $20,827.55 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Late Historical $21,018.29 $22,327.55 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $20,176.93 $21,018.29 Source ↗