Memphis

Stand PAC of Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$11,160
Total Spent
$182,556
To other PACs
$118,893
65% of spending
To TN candidates
$44,250
24% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $182,556 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $118,893 (65%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $15,412 ÷ Total spent: $182,556
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $15,412
Contributions to candidates $44,250
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $44,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $44,250 difference, $44,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $44,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sawyer, Tami $12,600.00
  • Whaley, Michael $12,000.00
  • Lee Harris $6,600.00
  • Nichols, Roz $6,300.00
  • Jones, Eddie $4,000.00
  • Mark Billingsley $750.00
  • Brooks, Willie $500.00
  • Friends of Van Turner $500.00
  • Milton, Reginald $500.00
  • Mikell Lowery $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Stand for Children INC Ind Exp Comm $118,893.45

Given in Other States

This committee sent $4,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Shelby County Democratic Party Kentucky $4,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Personnel Services And Supplies, In-Kinded $11,143.82
Employee Compensation $1,884.93
Advertising $1,555.63
Graphic Design $536.00
Food / Beverage $283.80
Research / Polling $8.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Off Set Entry for In Kind Timesupplies Portland, OR — $11,143.82
Stand for Children Inc. Portland, OR — $16.00

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 2018 Historical $5,415.92 $5,415.92 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $5,415.92 $5,415.92 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $16,098.59 $5,415.92 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $111,035.24 $16,098.59 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $176,962.53 $111,035.24 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $177,018.88 $176,962.53 Source ↗