Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,933
incl. $248 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,458
Operating & other
$10,458
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,458 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,458 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $10,458 ÷ Total spent: $10,458
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,458
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Hotel $2,000.00
3 Star Dinner $1,500.00
Advertising $1,277.95
Anna Belle Clement Obrien Scholarship Recipient $1,000.00
Nfdw Convention $887.75
Convention Food $599.25
Legal Services $500.00
Anna Belle Clement O'Brien Scholarship Recepient $500.00
Website Expenses $471.96
Travel $402.53

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Davidson County Democratic Women Gwen McFarland Nashville, TN — $1,490.00
Putnam County Federation of Democratic Women Cookeville, TN — $950.00
Democratic Women of Knoxville Knoxville, TN — $830.00
Democratic Women of Shelby County Memphis, TN — $810.00
Hamblen Co Democratic Women Morristown, TN — $810.00
Williamson Co Democratic Women Franklin, TN — $800.00
Shelby County Democratic Women Memphis, TN — $770.00
Telise Turner Memphis, TN Not Employed $525.00
Henry County Democratic Women S Club Paris, TN — $500.00
Margaret Austin Cookeville, TN Self-Employed $460.00

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 2025 Amended $9,242.68 $9,089.80 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $3,439.73 $9,242.68 Source ↗