Tennessee

Paul Young

Memphis Mayor Nonpartisan

Choose financial history for Paul Young
This cycle · 2027
1 earlier entry
Memphis Mayor

Latest filing: Mid-Year 2026 · Jul 14, 2026 · source: Shelby County

6 filings · Q4 2023–Mid-Year 2026

Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$383,047
$84,306 carried over
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services appear separately. Full definition →
$612,606
$1,930 refunded
Total Spent
$319,063
net of $24,823 refunded back to the campaign — not shown in the table below
Donors
682
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Out-of-State
12%
$75,141 from outside TN

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $612,606
Raised (cash) $612,606
From each filing:
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Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $319,063
Total spent $319,063
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $75,141 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $612,606
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $75,141
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$612,606
Spent
$319,063

Headline figures, 2023 · Memphis Mayor

5 filings · Q4 2022–Year-End 2023

Net contributions (cash)
$1,111,062
Total Spent
$1,056,607
Donors
2,562

Includes $76,956 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

Individuals gave 86%; organizations and PACs gave 14%.

Individuals $529K · 86% Organizations & PACs $84K · 14%

Share from individuals compares from individuals with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.

From individuals: $528,657 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $612,606
Inputs behind Share from individuals
From individuals $528,657
From organizations and PACs $83,948
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$817average gift
$500median gift
647individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $100
28%
1.0%
$100–200
12%
2%
$200–500
8%
3%
$500–1K
14%
9%
$1K+
38%
85%

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $528,657 ÷ Individual donors: 647
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $528,657
Median gift $500
Individual donors 647
Source filings:

Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

88% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (12% from out of state).

Tennessee $537,464 Out of state $75,141
  • Memphis $395K65%
  • Germantown $41K7%
  • Nashville $34K6%
  • Collierville $14K2%
  • Eads $14K2%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $39K
  • Other out-of-state $75K

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $75,141 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $612,606
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $75,141
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Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2023 – Jun 2026. Peak $274,650 in Nov 2025. Spending peaked at $148,033 in Nov 2023.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names 420 donors: organizations, and people whose cumulative giving reached $200. 262 people gave less than $200 in cash; their gifts total $13,649 and their names are withheld.

420 named donors 484 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC 2 $10,000.00
Comcast PAC 2 $7,500.00
Belz Enterprises 1 $7,200.00
Charles McVean Jr 2 $5,600.00
Jack Sammons 3 $5,600.00
Butler Snow Good To Great PAC 1 $5,000.00
Build PAC 1 $5,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) 1 $5,000.00
Tyrone Burroughs 3 $4,300.00
Craig Weiss 1 $3,800.00

Expenditures

67 vendors 390 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Deriso Digital 4 $175,019.16 51%
Watkins Uiberall PLLC 7 $19,007.00 6%
Slingshot Strategies LLC 1 $16,088.48 5%
NGP VAN ↺ donor $2,848.05 13 $11,913.45 3%
VoteShift 2 $11,892.07 3%
Strategy Management LLC 1 $8,500.00 2%
Tiffany Day 2 $7,500.00 2%
Renee Sekander 2 $7,500.00 2%
The Marlisle Group 1 $6,152.50 2%
Paragon Solution 33 $5,757.92 2%

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Paul Young’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $190,686 55%
  • Consulting & professional services $51,899 15%
  • Fundraising & events $40,058 12%
  • Field & voter contact $25,605 7%
  • Office & operations $19,194 6%
  • Other $6,312 2%
  • Contributions & donations $5,925 2%
  • Printing & mail $2,615 0.8%
  • Travel $1,594 0.5%

Financial history 1 entries

2023 · Memphis Mayor

Net contributions (cash) $1,111,062 · Spent $1,056,607 · 2,562 donors

5 filings · Q4 2022–Year-End 2023

Includes $76,956 net contributions (cash) not itemized below.

2023 election contributions
Donor Location Employer Total
Tennessee Prosperity PAC Memphis, TN 38103 — $9,400.00
Education Reform Now Advocacy Nashville, TN 37212 — $9,400.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee State PAC (BCBST) Chattanooga, TN 37402 — $5,000.00
Leadership for Educational Equity New York, NY 10004 — $5,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality Tourism PAC Nashville, TN 37214 — $4,500.00
Leadership In Education Fund New York, NY 10004 — $4,500.00
Kevin Brewer Memphis, TN 38104 LEO Events $3,650.00
Martin Carodine Memphis, TN 38106 Precise $3,600.00
Mary Haizlip Memphis, TN 38104 Haizlip Studio $3,550.00
Sarah Jemison Memphis, TN 38103 Alco Mgmt Inc $2,800.00
1271 more donors not shown
2023 election expenditures
Payee Purpose Amount Date
ActBlue Service Fees $44.29 09/30/2023
Stripe Service Fees $77.10 09/30/2023
Anedot Service Fees $20.30 09/29/2023
Anedot Service Fees $4.80 09/29/2023
ActBlue Service Fees $45.73 09/29/2023
Stripe Service Fees $72.58 09/29/2023
Pinnacle Bank Bank Fees $13.65 09/29/2023
ActBlue Service Fees $52.95 09/29/2023
Stripe Service Fees $79.27 09/29/2023
Anedot Service Fees $98.86 09/28/2023
618 more expenditures not shown

Filing History

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Mid-Year 2026 $344,637.21 $383,046.69 Source: Mid-Year 2026 filing
Year-End 2025 $54,820.92 $344,637.21 Source: Year-End 2025 filing
Mid-Year 2025 $56,132.92 $54,820.92 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing
Year-End 2024 $33,805.51 $56,132.92 Source: Year-End 2024 filing
Mid-Year 2024 $27,261.89 $33,805.51 Source: Mid-Year 2024 filing
Q4 2023 $84,305.63 $25,861.89 Source: Q4 2023 filing