Diversity Memphis PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2017 · Treasurer: Angela Sampson · Cordova, TN

Raised
$27,647
incl. $2,647 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$26,260
Operating & other
$26,060
99.2% of spending
To TN candidates
$200
0.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,260 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,060 (99.2%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.2% of everything it spent; $200 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: $26,060 ÷ Total spent: $26,260
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,060
Contributions to candidates $200

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $200 difference, $200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kight, Yolanda $200.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $19,415.00
Printing $2,500.00
Venue Rental $750.00
Reimbursement For Casino Night Food $609.77
Donation $600.00
Gotv $500.00
Awards $390.80
Reimbursement For Casino Party Supplies $381.92
Travel $323.80
Entertainment $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Carter Malaone Group Memphis, TN — $5,300.00
Tyrone Burroughs Memphis, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Patrice Robinson Memphis, TN — $3,200.00
Berlin Boyd Memphis, TN Memphis City $2,000.00
Tower Venture Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Frank Colvett Jr Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Friends To Elect Canale Canale Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Friends of Van Turner Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Hedgepeth for Council Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Jerry Hall Cordova, TN Self-Employed $999.83

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 2018 Amended Historical $2,790.61 $5,308.71 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $6,188.70 $2,790.61 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $5,138.70 $6,188.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Late Historical $5,338.70 $5,138.70 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $5,613.70 $5,338.70 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $4,757.07 $5,613.70 Source ↗