Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$27,467
incl. $1,006 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,178
Operating & other
$19,378
69% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,800
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,800 to 12 candidates
$2,800 to 12 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,178 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,378 (69%) — 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: $19,378 ÷ Total spent: $28,178
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,378
Contributions to candidates $8,800

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Allie Phillips † Tennessee House, District 75 Dem. $500.00
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $500.00
Shaundelle Brooks † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $500.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $300.00
Jesse Huseth † Tennessee House, District 97 Dem. $300.00
Anne Backus † Tennessee House, District 33 Dem. $100.00
Bryan Goldberg † Tennessee House, District 18 Dem. $100.00
Joni Cochran † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Dem. $100.00
Karen Gertz † Tennessee House, District 20 Dem. $100.00
Laura Andreson † Tennessee House, District 63 Dem. $100.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,800. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bryan, Domonica $800.00
  • Reynolds, Karen $500.00
  • Drake, Rose Mary $300.00
  • Hammond, Cary $300.00
  • McClendon, Heather $300.00
  • Nordstrom, Noah $300.00
  • Crutchfield, Missy $200.00
  • Ellison, Robin $200.00
  • Smith, E. R. $200.00
  • Young, Patti $200.00
  • …and 24 more recipients

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 $9,438.58
Deposit On Convention $2,000.00
Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship Recepient $1,500.00
Website Expenses $1,229.06
Assist For Hurricane Helene $1,000.00
Airfare For Keynote Speaker $632.57
President'S Expenses $560.61
Transaction Fees $510.36
Refund Convention Registration Overpayment $440.00
Convention Attendee Gifts $420.17

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Drive Committee Washington, DC — $2,000.00
J W Gibson Memphis, TN Gibson Co $1,500.00
Mary Linden Salter Nashville, TN Taadas $1,230.00
Hamblen Co Democratic Women Morristown, TN — $1,015.00
Davidson Co Democratic Women Nashville, TN — $835.00
Gale Carson Memphis, TN MGLW $750.00
Jeffrey Warren Memphis, TN Mimp $550.00
Civil Miller Watkins Somerville, TN FCPS $475.00
Anderson County Democratic Women S Club Clinton, TN — $455.00
Gortria Banks Memphis, TN Mals $435.00

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 2024 Historical $6,431.50 $3,439.73 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $5,961.98 $6,431.50 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $13,806.19 $5,961.98 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $9,814.25 $13,806.19 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $7,824.51 $9,814.25 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $260.20 $7,824.51 Source ↗