Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$26,425
incl. $2,348 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$20,627
Operating & other
$18,627
90% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
4.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,627 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,627 (90%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 90% of everything it spent; $1,000 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: $18,627 ÷ Total spent: $20,627
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $18,627
Contributions to candidates $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Charles, Juanita $500.00
  • Coleman, Eric R. $500.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Convention Space $6,013.98
Fall Board Meeting Venue $3,420.89
Nfdw Travel Reimbursement $3,105.64
Nfdw Convention $1,000.00
President To Nfdw Convention $766.00
Board Meeting Luncheon $703.71
Reimbursement For Mileage And Expenses $547.73
Reimbursement Winter Board Mtg + Convention $520.18
President'S Expenses $500.62
Dues $265.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kristy Williams Pulaski, TN Giles Co. Schools $4,000.00
Democratic Women Shelby County DWSC Memphis, TN — $1,155.00
Democratic Women of Shelby County Memphis, TN — $1,125.00
Brenda Autry Jackson, TN Retired $1,087.00
Davidson County Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $615.00
Anderson County Democratic Women S Club Clinton, TN — $570.00
Rutherford Co Democratic Party Murfreesboro, TN — $570.00
Hardin County Democrat Women Savannah, TN — $557.00
Carole Walsh Paris, TN Not Employed $455.00
Lisa Selvidge Ooltewah, TN Not Employed $424.00

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 2019 Amended Historical $23,017.04 $22,730.71 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $17,761.98 $23,017.04 Source ↗