Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$19,478
incl. $5,593 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,676
Operating & other
$14,476
92% of spending
To other PACs
$1,200
7.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,676 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,476 (92%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 92% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $14,476 ÷ Total spent: $15,676
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,476
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage $4,569.27
Fall Board Meeting Venue $1,955.71
Convention Seed Money $1,250.00
Reg, Mileage, Hotel Room $1,088.38
Nfdw Convention $966.82
Postage For Convention Mail $796.20
T-Shirts For Fundraiser $748.53
Ways & Means Seed Money $600.00
Anna Belle Clement Obrien Scholarship Recepient $500.00
Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship Recepient $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Democratic Women of Shelby County Memphis, TN — $7,939.96
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $770.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $625.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $400.00
Haywood County Democratic Women Brownsville, TN — $320.00
Marion County Dem Women Jasper, TN — $275.00
Rutherford Co Dem Women Murfreesboro, TN — $255.00
Greene County Democratic Women Greeneville, TN — $250.00
Franklin County Democratic Women Winchester, TN — $245.00
Cumberland County Democratic Women Crossville, TN — $235.00

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 2015 Late Historical $1,265.22 $3,064.83 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical $36.79 $1,265.22 Source ↗