Stand PAC of Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,362
Total Spent
$20,213
Operating & other
$12,713
63% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
25% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,213 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,713 (63%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $12,713 ÷ Total spent: $20,213
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,713
Contributions to candidates $5,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends To Elect Kevin Woods $4,500.00
  • Althea Greene for School Board $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
The Committee To Elect Sheleah Harris $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind Mail For Love For School Board $3,500.00
In-Kind Mail For Clay Bibbs For School Board $3,500.00
Advertising $2,994.85
In Kind Mail For S. Harris For School Board $2,500.00
Personnel Services $218.31

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Stand for Children Inc. Portland, OR — $24,172.97
Stand PAC of Tennessee Portland, OR — $4,188.75

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 2020 Historical $188.82 $88.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $193.30 $188.82 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $411.61 $193.30 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $911.61 $411.61 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $911.61 $911.61 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $917.77 $911.61 Source ↗