Stand PAC of Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

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 $9,000 to 4 candidates
$6,000 to 2 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.

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

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
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 $9,000. Of the $26,500 difference, $26,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Silverman, Len $7,000.00
  • Friends To Elect Shante Avant $5,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $5,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $5.00 $5.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $119.63 $5.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $1.51 $119.63 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $1.51 $1.51 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $1.51 $1.51 Source ↗