Memphis

Stand PAC of Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2008 · Treasurer: Kara Dahl · Portland, OR

Also giving in

Also gave $80,009.17 in Memphis-area 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.

Raised
$307,298
Total Spent
$43,007
To TN candidates
$35,500
83% of spending
Operating & other
$7,507
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,000 to 5 candidates
$11,000 to 3 Republicans $3,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,007 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,500 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $7,507 ÷ Total spent: $43,007
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,507
Contributions to candidates $35,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $5,000.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $5,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 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 $35,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,000. Of the $21,500 difference, $21,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Silverman, Len $7,000.00
  • Friends To Elect Shante Avant $5,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $5,000.00
  • Veeneman, Judy $3,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00

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
Employee Compensation $6,355.42
Professional Services $715.00
Auto Dial Calls, Gift In Kind To Shante Avant $381.88
Consulting Gift In Kind To L Silverman $55.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Stand for Children Inc. Portland, OR — $307,297.50

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 2014 Historical $5.00 $250,005.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58831
Pre-General 2014 Historical $5.00 $5.00 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57659
Q3 2014 Historical $119.63 $5.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56646
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $1.51 $119.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54784
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $1.51 $1.51 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 57681
Q1 2014 Historical $1.51 $1.51 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50830