Memphis

Kids PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2002 · Treasurer: Jesse Johnson · Memphis, TN

Year by year

Kids PAC — 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
2005 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2004 $31,000.00 $31,850.00 $500.00
All years $31,000.00 $31,850.00 $500.00
Raised
$31,000
Total Spent
$31,850
To TN candidates
$29,650
93% of spending
To other PACs
$2,200
6.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,650 (93%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $31,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $29,650
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $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 $29,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $29,150 difference, $29,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $29,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Black, Diane $12,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $12,500.00
  • Lewis, Gloria $1,250.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $500.00
  • Trail, Larry $500.00
  • Brooks, Harry $300.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $300.00
  • Hargett, Tre $300.00
  • The Sspeaker's Fund $300.00
  • …and 1 more recipients

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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House-Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tenn Black Caucus of State Legislators $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Danner Separate Property Trust Nashville, TN — $28,500.00
J R Hyde Memphis, TN President $2,500.00

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 2005 Historical $448.53 — Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $463.53 $448.53 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $501.03 $463.53 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $508.53 $501.03 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $2,618.53 $508.53 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Late Historical $433.53 $2,618.53 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $448.53 $433.53 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Late Historical $1,408.53 $448.53 Source ↗