Leaders We Deserve

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2024 · Treasurer: Laurie Van Hall · Washington, DC

Year by year

Leaders We Deserve — 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 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2025 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2024 $19,400.00 $19,400.00 $5,000.00
All years $19,400.00 $19,400.00 $5,000.00
Also giving in

Also gave $5,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total. As of 2026-09-24.

Raised
$19,400
Total Spent
$19,400
To TN candidates
$19,400
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 1 candidate
$5,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,400 (100%) — 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: $19,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,400

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Allie Phillips † Tennessee House, District 75 Dem. $5,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $19,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $14,400 difference, $14,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • MATA, Luis $14,400.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Leaders We Deserve Federal PAC Washington, DC — $19,400.00

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 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗