Memphis

Ds Political Action Committee Inc.

Political Action Committee

Raised
$10,000
Total Spent
$3,500
Operating & other
$2,000
57% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,500
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,000 (57%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $2,000 ÷ Total spent: $3,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,000
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $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 $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jernigan, Darren $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
DS Residential Austin, TX — $10,000.00

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
Q4 2014 Amended Historical $6,377.94 $6,312.16 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $6,400.00 $6,377.94 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $0.00 $6,400.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗