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
$1,540
Total Spent
$65,907
To TN candidates
$62,300
95% of spending
Operating & other
$3,607
5.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 2 candidates
$8,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,907 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,300 (95%) — 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: $3,607 ÷ Total spent: $65,907
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,607
Contributions to candidates $62,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $7,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $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 $62,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $54,300 difference, $54,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cox, Beth $7,100.00
  • Sigler, Christy $7,100.00
  • Lockhart, William A. $6,900.00
  • Miranda Christy for School Board $6,400.00
  • Thom Druffel for School Board $6,200.00
  • Meneely, Jane $6,100.00
  • Friends of Jackson Miller $6,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Sharon Gentry for School Board $2,500.00
  • …and 1 more recipients

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
Legal Services $3,247.00
Employee Compensation $230.64
Postage $129.49

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Stand for Children Inc. Portland, OR — $1,539.92

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 $177,118.88 $177,118.88 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70278
Pre-General 2016 Historical $177,118.88 $177,118.88 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68865
Q3 2016 Historical $184,662.38 $177,118.88 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67293
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $224,462.38 $184,662.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65725
Q2 2016 Historical $247,005.00 $224,462.38 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64494
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $247,005.00 $247,005.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63387