Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$39,458
incl. $19,029 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$39,997
Operating & other
$36,867
92% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,130
7.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $300 to 2 candidates
$300 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $39,997 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $36,867 (92%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 92% of everything it spent; $3,130 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $36,867 ÷ Total spent: $39,997
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $36,867
Contributions to candidates $3,130

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $150.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $150.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $3,130 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $300. Of the $2,830 difference, $2,830 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,830 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Headrick, Mary $550.00
  • Lenda Sherrell for Congress $550.00
  • Ramsey, Marjorie $450.00
  • Reed, Candace $430.00
  • Washington, Joyce $250.00
  • Crisp, Jane R. $150.00
  • Favors, Joanne $150.00
  • Siler, Cheri Kay $150.00
  • Smith, Sarah M. $150.00

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
Reg, Mileage, Hotel Room $6,219.65
Hotel Nfdw Regional Meeting Held At $5,004.66
Board Meeting Luncheon $3,127.78
Winter Bd Location And Meal $2,971.13
Mileage/ Hotel/ Reg $2,847.51
Fall Board 2014 Hotel, Room, Expenses $2,815.81
Ways & Means Seed Money $1,878.31
Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage $1,773.70
Mileage $1,757.17
Seed Money For Convention $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $14,140.91
TFDW Winter Board Registrations Selmer, TN — $1,835.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $1,360.00
Cocke County Democratic Women Newport, TN — $312.00
Madison Co Fed of Democratic Women Jackson, TN — $275.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $267.00
Anderson Co Dem Women Club Oak Ridge, TN — $240.00
Cumberland County Crossville, TN — $192.00
Sullivan County Democratic Womem Blountville, TN — $192.00
McNairy Co Democratic Women Adamsville, TN — $180.00

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 2014 Historical $4,633.33 $36.79 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Late Historical $2,030.89 $4,633.33 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $13,615.30 $2,030.89 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $14,019.86 $13,615.30 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $2,460.03 $14,019.86 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $4,364.73 $2,460.03 Source ↗