People for Fairness and Justice

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2021 · Treasurer: Kara Dahl · Portland, OR

Year by year

People for Fairness and Justice — 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 $30,000.00 $29,345.00 $0.00
2025 $0.00 $97.45 $0.00
2024 $31,000.00 $146,541.78 $0.00
2023 $419,491.62 $273,041.39 $0.00
2022 $835,675.00 $835,051.45 $0.00
2021 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $1,316,166.62 $1,284,077.07 $0.00
Raised
$1,316,167
incl. $630 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,284,077
Operating & other
$1,146,710
89% of spending
To other PACs
$137,367
11% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,284,077 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,146,710 (89%) — 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: $1,146,710 ÷ Total spent: $1,284,077
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,146,710
Contributions to candidates $0

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Stand for Children INC Ind Exp Comm $109,867.13
Shelby County Young Democrats $13,000.00
Stand PAC of Tennessee $11,500.00
Memphis Afl Cio Labor Council $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Field Services $210,007.60
Tv And Radio Ads $173,559.60
Field Services - Ie In Support Of Tarik Sugarmon $103,800.00
Print Mail In Support Of Van Turner $96,290.00
Digital Ads $81,807.00
Digital Ads In Opp To Floyd Bonner $54,000.00
Digital Ads - Ie In Support Of Tarik Sugarmon $40,993.50
Media Buy In Opp To Bonner And Support Of Turner $40,000.00
Research / Polling $38,940.00
Field Services - Ie In Support Of Lee Harris $34,600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Stand for Children Inc. Portland, OR — $282,286.82
George Soros New York, NY Soros Fund MGMT $280,000.00
Accountable Justice Action Fund San Francisco, CA — $250,000.00
Stand for Children INC Ind Exp Comm Portland, OR — $210,000.00
Movement Voter Project Northampton, MA — $86,000.00
LJS Revocable Trust Tulsa, TN — $75,000.00
Memphis for All Memphis, TN — $61,000.00
Sheriff Accountability Action Durham, NC — $30,000.00
Tennessee Rise PAC Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Tennessee Investor Fund Nashville, TN — $11,000.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $31,656.83 $31,650.93 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $30,851.83 $31,656.83 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $31,001.83 $30,851.83 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $31,001.83 $31,001.83 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $31,099.28 $31,001.83 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $61,599.28 $31,099.28 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $32,099.28 $61,599.28 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $106,969.81 $32,099.28 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $113,636.41 $106,969.81 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $146,636.41 $113,636.41 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $146,641.06 $146,636.41 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $60.00 $146,641.06 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $190.83 $60.00 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $190.83 $190.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $190.83 $190.83 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $283,085.00 $190.83 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $247,571.05 $283,085.00 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $96.05 $247,571.05 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $0.00 $96.05 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗