United for Progress

Political Action Committee

Year by year

United for Progress — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2022 $0.00 $2,549.00 $0.00
2021 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00
2020 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2019 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2018 $10,000.00 $7,800.00 $0.00
2017 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $6,350.00 $12,642.00 $0.00
2015 $9,550.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
All years $25,900.00 $25,491.00 $0.00
Raised
$25,900
incl. $800 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,491
Operating & other
$21,691
85% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,800
15% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,491 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,691 (85%) — 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: $21,691 ÷ Total spent: $25,491
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $21,691
Contributions to candidates $3,800

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,800 difference, $3,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of David Lenoir $3,800.00

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
Donations $15,661.00
Polling $3,000.00
Bobby Welch Golf Classic $1,500.00
Lincoln Day Dinner $850.00
Advertising $520.00
Awards Dinner $160.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kenneth B Lenoir Memphis, TN Evolve Bank & Trust $7,500.00
Frank B Smith Memphis, TN Barmor Properties, LLC $5,000.00
Jackson W Moore Memphis, TN Retired $5,000.00
Keith David Grant Homes LLC Collierville, TN — $2,000.00
Bluff City PAC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
J Richard Grant Germantown, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Kimberly Grant Brown Germantown, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
William H Graves Memphis, TN Christian Methodist Episcopal Church $1,000.00
Richard Harrell Jr Memphis, TN Self-Employed $650.00
David Lenoir Collierville, TN Shelby County Government $500.00

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
Q3 2022 Historical $1,549.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $1,549.00 $1,549.00 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $1,449.00 $1,549.00 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $2,452.00 $1,449.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $2,458.00 $2,452.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $3,558.00 $2,458.00 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,558.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $7,358.00 $3,558.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $5,358.00 $7,358.00 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $358.00 $5,358.00 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $1,458.00 $358.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $1,458.00 $1,458.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,458.00 $1,458.00 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $6,558.00 $1,458.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $8,078.00 $6,558.00 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $9,440.00 $8,078.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $9,440.00 $9,440.00 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $12,250.00 $9,440.00 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $7,850.00 $12,250.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $400.00 $7,850.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical $0.00 $400.00 Source ↗