Memphis

Our Choice TN Our Children

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2016 · Treasurer: Patrick Van Keerbergen · New York, NY

Raised
$113,096
incl. $1 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$36,604
Operating & other
$26,604
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,000
27% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,604 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,604 (73%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $26,604 ÷ Total spent: $36,604
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,604
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Sharon Fields $5,000.00
  • Hatten, Johnnie $5,000.00

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
Canvassing $16,356.99
Canvassing-For Sharon Fields-Ie $10,246.59

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alice Walton Bentonville, AR Self-Employed $55,000.00
Education Reform Now Advocacy New York, NY — $38,095.22
Mason Hawkins Memphis, TN Southeastern Asset Management $20,000.00

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 2016 Historical $26,904.78 $26,904.78 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70367
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $65,000.00 $26,904.78 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 70364
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $10,000.00 $65,000.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 74056
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $0.00 $10,000.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66316