Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$18,544

incl. $5,844 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$18,641

Operating & other

$17,341

93% of spending

To other PACs

$1,200

6.4% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $100 to 1 candidate

$100 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,641 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,341 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $100 went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $17,341 ÷ Total spent: $18,641

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$17,341
Contributions to candidates	$100

Source filings:

Operating & other $17,341 93%
To other PACs $1,200 6.4%
To TN candidates $100 0.5%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Raumesh Akbari ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 29	Dem.	$100.00

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

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	$1,200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Fall Board 2013 Expenses For Meals/Meeting Rooms	$2,288.26
Winter Bd Meals Room	$2,266.84
Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage	$2,261.91
Airplane Tickets For Exec Board To Nfdw Se Reg Mtg	$1,225.20
Reimb Ewt Tn U Pres From Winter Bd To Convention	$1,131.44
Reg, Mileage, Hotel Room	$1,033.10
Mileage	$858.81
Rooms For Exec Board For Nfdw Reg Mtg	$714.26
Reim West Tn V Pres Convention	$565.35
Postage Call To Convention	$552.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Embassy Suites of Murfreesboro	Fall Board 2013 Expenses For Meals/Meeting Rooms	09/24/2013	$2,288.26
Embassy Suites	Winter Bd Meals Room	01/12/2013	$2,266.84
Southwest Airlines	Airplane Tickets For Exec Board To Nfdw Se Reg Mtg	10/02/2013	$1,225.20
Carter, Jenny	Reimb Ewt Tn U Pres From Winter Bd To Convention	05/04/2013	$1,131.44
Carter, Glenda	Reg, Mileage, Hotel Room	09/24/2013	$876.60
Crowne Plaza Hotel	Rooms For Exec Board For Nfdw Reg Mtg	11/12/2013	$714.26
Short, Brenda Freeman	Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage	09/24/2013	$634.27
Monroe, Peggy	Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage	09/30/2013	$621.62
Carter, Jenny	Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage	09/30/2013	$568.58
Autry, Brenda	Reim West Tn V Pres Convention	05/04/2013	$565.35

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
TFDW 2013 Convention	Pulaski, TN	—	$5,429.17
TFDW Fall Board 2013	Selmer, TN	—	$3,095.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women	Nashville, TN	—	$750.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club	Chattanooga, TN	—	$594.00
Smith County Democratic Women	Carthage, TN	—	$279.00
Cumberland County	Crossville, TN	—	$234.00
Marion County Dem Women	Jasper, TN	—	$231.00
Greene County Democratic Women	Greeneville, TN	—	$204.00
Haywood County	Brownsville, TN	—	$186.00
Cocke County Democratic Women	Newport, TN	—	$174.00

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical	$6,208.55	$4,364.73	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49911
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$7,879.17	$6,208.55	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48336