Tirrc Votes

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2018 · Treasurer: Cara Doidge Kilgore · Nashville, TN

Raised
$260,560
incl. $760 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$237,044
Operating & other
$221,734
94% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,400
3.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $237,044 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $221,734 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $8,400 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: $221,734 ÷ Total spent: $237,044
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $221,734
Contributions to candidates $8,400

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gabby Salinas † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $2,500.00
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $4,400 difference, $4,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Nordstrom, Noah $1,500.00
  • Carona, Ailina $1,400.00
  • Yancey, Jonathan $1,000.00
  • Nashville Justice League $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
Tirrc Votes $6,909.74

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising - Digital Platforms $42,995.60
Phone Banking $27,361.48
Direct Mail $22,959.14
Digital Advertising $19,500.00
In-Kind Mail - Green Lights For Nashville $17,680.40
Canvassing $17,582.00
Advertising - Direct Mail $13,483.85
Digital Production $13,009.31
Insurance $9,734.00
In-Kind Digital Ad - Green Lights For Nashville $8,550.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tirrc Votes Nashville, TN — $153,161.65
Tennessee Rise PAC Nashville, TN — $30,000.00
Tennessee Investor Fund Nashville, TN — $29,500.00
Movement Voter PAC Northampton, MA — $25,000.00
John Spence Nashville, TN Not Employed $20,000.00
Ellis Strategies Antioch, TN — $1,938.25
Carolyn Heinrich Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University $200.00

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 $76,141.81 $1,500.76 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $55,912.07 $76,141.81 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $56,533.89 $55,912.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $58,937.85 $56,533.89 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $34,099.76 $58,937.85 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $32,072.38 $34,099.76 Source ↗