Tirrc Votes

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Tirrc Votes — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $42,418.33 $886.31 $0.00
2025 $18,861.67 $19,853.16 $0.00
2024 $260,559.90 $237,044.09 $4,000.00
2023 $73,227.37 $41,181.26 $0.00
2022 $74,297.07 $78,156.78 $0.00
2021 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2020 $15,112.88 $6,288.50 $0.00
2019 $1,569.55 $1,569.55 $0.00
2018 $53,070.11 $53,070.11 $0.00
All years $539,116.88 $438,049.76 $4,000.00
Raised
$539,117
incl. $5,271 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$438,050
Operating & other
$409,440
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$20,700
4.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $438,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $409,440 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $20,700 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: $409,440 ÷ Total spent: $438,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $409,440
Contributions to candidates $20,700

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 $20,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $16,700 difference, $16,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Nashville Justice League $12,800.00
  • Nordstrom, Noah $1,500.00
  • Carona, Ailina $1,400.00
  • Yancey, Jonathan $1,000.00

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
People for Fairness and Justice $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising - Direct Mail $88,850.41
Advertising - Digital Platforms $58,491.55
Phone Banking $27,361.48
Canvassing $26,512.46
Direct Mail $22,959.14
Digital Advertising $19,500.00
In-Kind Mail - Green Lights For Nashville $17,680.40
Insurance $16,768.00
Digital Production $13,009.31
Reimbursement Per Cost Sharing Agreement $11,749.14

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tirrc Votes Nashville, TN — $295,942.29
Movement Voter PAC Northampton, MA — $60,000.00
Working Families Party Brooklyn, NY — $45,000.00
Tennessee Rise PAC Nashville, TN — $30,000.00
Tennessee Investor Fund Nashville, TN — $29,500.00
John Spence Nashville, TN Not Employed $20,000.00
Oh Boy Records Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Ariel Leath Pittsburgh, PA Manager of Strategic Partnerships $10,000.00
Tennessee Laborers PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $6,820.27 $41,737.96 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $144.95 $6,820.27 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $509.27 $144.95 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $1,068.07 $509.27 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $1,500.76 $1,068.07 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 ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $13,656.06 $32,072.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $26.27 $13,656.06 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $1,392.27 $26.27 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $6,269.89 $1,392.27 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $22,880.17 $6,269.89 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $22,887.17 $22,880.17 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $7,899.50 $22,887.17 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $7,899.50 $7,899.50 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $7,899.50 $7,899.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $7,899.50 $7,899.50 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $13,867.69 $7,899.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $14,792.57 $13,867.69 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $0.00 $14,792.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗