Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$21,392

incl. $3,887 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$28,788

Operating & other

$28,038

97% of spending

To TN candidates

$750

2.6% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 3 candidates

$750 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,788 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,038 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $750 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $28,038 ÷ Total spent: $28,788

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$28,038
Contributions to candidates	$750

Source filings:

Operating & other $28,038 97%
To TN candidates $750 2.6%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Aftyn Behn ^†	Tennessee House, District 51	Dem.	$250.00
Justin Jones ^†	Tennessee House, District 52	Dem.	$250.00
Lori Love ^†	Tennessee House, District 03	Dem.	$250.00

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

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
Convention	$12,599.31
Convention Food	$6,505.22
Travel	$1,907.43
Convention Space	$1,550.00
Scholarship Award	$1,500.00
3 Star Dinner	$1,200.00
Reimburse West Tn Vice President Expenses	$656.60
Bank Fees	$461.61
Nfdw Convention	$354.03
Dues	$250.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Sheraton Downtown Memphis	Convention	01/05/2024	$8,049.56
General Morgan Inn	Convention Food	04/15/2023	$6,505.22
Sheraton Downtown Memphis	Convention	11/25/2023	$4,549.75
Tennessee Democratic Party	3 Star Dinner	08/08/2023	$1,200.00
General Morgan Inn	Convention Space	02/17/2023	$850.00
Eskridge, Juliette	Reimburse West Tn Vice President Expenses	08/04/2023	$656.60
Elliott-East, Atlee	Scholarship Award	04/15/2023	$500.00
McGuire, Kamya	Scholarship Award	04/15/2023	$500.00
Spinner, Zaylan	Scholarship Award	04/15/2023	$500.00
Cochran, Joni	Travel	04/16/2023	$497.28

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Virginia Kidwell	Greeneville, TN	State of Tennessee	$1,365.00
Democratic Women of Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	—	$860.00
Democratic Women of Shelby County	Memphis, TN	—	$790.00
Anderson Co Dem Women Club	Oak Ridge, TN	—	$770.00
Mary Linden Salter	Nashville, TN	Taadas	$745.00
Loudon Co Democratic Women S Club	Loudon, TN	—	$555.00
Ibew Local 270	Oak Ridge, TN	—	$500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party	Nashville, TN	—	$500.00
Pam Williams Kelly	Memphis, TN	Self-Employed	$490.00
Patricia Buck	Elizabethton, TN	—	$440.00

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 2023 Historical	$12,368.56	$260.20	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110329
Mid-Year 2023 Historical	$5,156.92	$12,368.56	Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108624