Memphis

West Tennesseans for Progress PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$7,932
incl. $2,575 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,021
Operating & other
$2,071
69% of spending
To TN candidates
$950
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,021 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,071 (69%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $2,071 ÷ Total spent: $3,021
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,071
Contributions to candidates $950
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $450 difference, $450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Cheyenne Johnson $200.00
  • Berke, Andy $125.00
  • Workers Interfaith Network $125.00

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
Printing $851.06
Design Svcs/Online Updates $332.98
Food / Beverage $325.00
Website Design $150.00
Postage $133.40
Postage In Kind - Reginald Milton $103.83
Decorations $103.73
Printing In Kind - Reginald Milton $71.01

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adrienne Pakis Gillon Germantown, TN Not Employed $1,678.81
Dave Cambron Cordova, TN — $998.15
Judy Palmer Germantown, TN Not Employed $877.31
Jim Haire Memphis, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Diane Cambron Cordova, TN Retired $397.50
James Johnson Memphis, TN Self-Employed $150.00

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $3,744.56 $4,376.32 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49279
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $1,196.01 $3,744.56 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48286