Change TN Action Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2020 · Treasurer: Gabriel Rutan-Ram · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$23,018
Total Spent
$22,778
Operating & other
$22,528
99% of spending
To TN candidates
$250
1.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,778 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,528 (99%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99% of everything it spent; $250 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: $22,528 ÷ Total spent: $22,778
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,528
Contributions to candidates $250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Aftyn Behn † Tennessee House, District 51 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
Utilities $6,573.64
Dues / Subscriptions $4,797.67
Website $3,551.90
Campaign Swag $2,344.76
Office Supplies $1,253.13
Printing $958.98
Professional Services $885.33
Travel $748.36
Donations $639.62
Gas $271.58

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Laurie Tisch New York, NY Self-Employed $5,000.00
Janet Lawson Knoxville, TN Not Employed $1,600.00
D Oren Nelson Somerville, TN Not Employed $600.00
James Cotham Knoxville, TN — $550.00
Katherine Brady Knoxville, TN Astronomer Inc. $550.00
Austin Fite Pacific Palisades, CA Healthcare Partners $500.00
Cherri Musser Loudon, TN Not Employed $500.00
Ray Tidwell Spring City, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Ellen Clayton Nashville, TN Vanderbilt $300.00
Brian Sohn Knoxville, TN Carson Newman $280.00

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 Amended Historical $11,573.75 $5,614.90 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical $5,499.89 $11,573.75 Source ↗