West Tennesseans for Progress PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $3,021 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,071 (69%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
Why this number?
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 / overhead spending | $2,071 |
| Contributions to candidates | $950 |
- Operating & other $2,071 69%
- To TN candidates $950 31%
Contributions to 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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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
| 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 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillon, Doug | Design Svcs/Online Updates | 06/24/2013 | $332.98 |
| Fork It Over Catering, Michelle Campbell | Food / Beverage | 06/22/2013 | $325.00 |
| Diamond Printing | Printing | 04/09/2013 | $284.05 |
| Diamond Printing | Printing | 06/04/2013 | $250.18 |
| Diamond Printing | Printing | 05/16/2013 | $229.43 |
| Gillon, Doug | Website Design | 04/22/2013 | $150.00 |
| Office Depot | Postage | 01/11/2014 | $133.40 |
| Office Depot | Postage In Kind - Reginald Milton | 01/11/2014 | $103.83 |
| Diamond Printing | Printing | 04/28/2013 | $87.40 |
| Diamond Printing | Printing In Kind - Reginald Milton | 01/11/2014 | $71.01 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne Pakis Gillon | Germantown, TN | Self-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.