Memphis

Planned Parenthood Tennessee Action Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2018 · Treasurer: Kara Turrentine · Memphis, TN

Raised
$40,895
incl. $2,175 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$48,999
Operating & other
$33,999
69% of spending
To TN candidates
$14,000
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 10 candidates
$10,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $48,999 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,999 (69%) — 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: $33,999 ÷ Total spent: $48,999
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $33,999
Contributions to candidates $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ailina Carona † Tennessee House, District 57 Dem. $1,000.00
Amelia Pant † Tennessee House, District 34 Dem. $1,000.00
Cheryl (Cheri) Brown † Tennessee House, District 37 Dem. $1,000.00
Domonica Bryan † Tennessee House, District 14 Dem. $1,000.00
Heather McClendon † Tennessee House, District 30 Dem. $1,000.00
Jonathan Yancey † Tennessee House, District 13 Dem. $1,000.00
Joni Cochran † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Dem. $1,000.00
Kathy Lennon † Tennessee House, District 27 Dem. $1,000.00
Matt Ferry † Tennessee House, District 48 Dem. $1,000.00
Noah Nordstrom † Tennessee House, District 83 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Collins, Amanda $1,000.00
  • Crutchfield, Missy $1,000.00
  • Gorman, Allison $1,000.00
  • Reynolds, Karen $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Planned Parenthood Tennessee Action Fund $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mail $24,870.02
Postage $9,009.88
Fundraising $61.00
Campaign Workers $58.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Amy Howe Memphis, TN Retired $15,000.00
Olan Mills Chattanooga, TN Olan Mills Photography $5,000.00
Joanne Sowell Nashville, TN Wood Stabell Law Group $2,500.00
John G Huff Nashville, TN Radiology Alliance PC $2,000.00
Carol Barnett Memphis, TN Retired $1,000.00
Elena Goss Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Elizabeth Mandel Carley Cordova, TN Not Employed $1,000.00
Lisa Jennings Memphis, TN Retired $1,000.00
Malcolm Getz Nashville, TN Retired $1,000.00
Shelley Shanaman Germantown, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00

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 2024 Historical $8,620.99 $9,095.34 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120635
Pre-General 2024 Historical $56,387.04 $8,620.99 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118774
Q3 2024 Historical $42,621.84 $56,387.04 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117548
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $36,895.17 $42,621.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116155
Q2 2024 Historical $18,349.49 $36,895.17 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114837
Q1 2024 Historical $17,199.12 $18,349.49 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113069