Memphis

Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$30,389
incl. $1,700 unitemized small gifts
excl. $468 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$27,292
Operating & other
$23,342
86% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,950
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,200 to 4 candidates
$1,200 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,292 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,342 (86%) — 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: $23,342 ÷ Total spent: $27,292
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $23,342
Contributions to candidates $3,950
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrea Bond Johnson † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $300.00
Matt Ferry † Tennessee House, District 48 Dem. $300.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $3,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,200. Of the $2,750 difference, $2,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Adams, Sharon "Layne" $300.00
  • Dawson, Richard $300.00
  • Friends of Dr. Danielle Mitchell $300.00
  • Mariah Phillips for Congress $300.00
  • Miller, Laura $300.00
  • Northcutt, Kelly $300.00
  • Osborne, Deanna Debow $300.00
  • Yokley, Jessica B. $300.00
  • Carfi, Mary Alice $250.00
  • Mayor, Christopher $100.00

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
2018 Convention $6,939.07
Nfdw Southern Regional Convention $4,570.84
Mileage $2,304.47
Deposit On Convention $1,945.00
Printing For Convention $1,634.17
Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship Recepient $1,000.00
Catering $661.17
Office Supplies $566.60
Caterer'S For Winter Board Meeting $551.17
Lodging (National Convention) $515.70

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Telise Turner Memphis, TN Not Employed $975.00
Brenda Autry Jackson, TN Retired $930.00
Virgie Banks Memphis, TN Retired $785.00
Democratic Women of Shelby County Memphis, TN — $756.00
Davidson County Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $705.00
Craig Fitzhugh Ripley, TN City of Ripley TN $510.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $500.00
Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women S Club Chattanooga, TN — $475.00
Boatner for Congress Memphis, TN — $450.00
Williamson County Democratic Women Franklin, TN — $450.00

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 2018 Amended Historical $20,143.08 $17,761.98 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $22,518.08 $20,143.08 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $22,580.72 $22,518.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $22,806.40 $22,580.72 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Late Historical $21,235.53 $22,806.40 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $14,386.21 $21,235.53 Source ↗