Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$10,663
incl. $1,017 unitemized small gifts
excl. $7,664 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$12,972
Operating & other
$12,897
99.4% of spending
To TN candidates
$75
0.6% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,972 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,897 (99.4%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.4% of everything it spent; $75 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: $12,897 ÷ Total spent: $12,972
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,897
Contributions to candidates $75
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $75 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $75 difference, $75 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $75 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Goff, Becky $75.00

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
Officer'S Expense $3,364.67
Convention Seed Money $1,300.00
Hotel Expense Reimbursement $1,200.00
Mileage $1,104.47
Nfdw Convention $1,000.00
Reg, Hotel Room, Mileage $868.36
Lodging Nfdw Southern Region District Mtg $784.04
Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship Recepient $500.00
Anna Belle Clement Obrien Scholarship Recepient $500.00
Food $499.28

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kristi TFDW Convention 2017 Pulaski, TN — $1,200.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $1,110.00
TFDW Winter Board Registrations Selmer, TN — $1,093.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $705.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $705.00
Rutherford Co Dem Women Murfreesboro, TN — $630.00
Anderson Coutny Clinton, TN — $415.00
Haywood County Brownsville, TN — $225.00
Franklin County Democratic Women Winchester, TN — $210.00
Hawkins County Democratic Women Rogersville, TN — $205.00

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 2017 Amended Historical $16,058.60 $14,386.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $9,952.71 $16,058.60 Source ↗