Communications Workers of America TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Communications Workers of America TN PAC — 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
2015 $3,544.81 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $599.90 $3,310.00 $500.00
2013 $2,240.50 $2,830.00 $650.00
2012 $1,311.60 $9,030.00 $1,000.00
2011 $2,787.70 $6,630.00 $250.00
2010 $3,663.00 $7,845.90 $0.00
2009 $6,630.60 $3,030.00 $0.00
2008 $4,843.95 $5,180.00 $0.00
2007 $4,912.20 $8,400.00 $0.00
2006 $4,019.10 $3,030.00 $0.00
2005 $4,615.50 $1,750.00 $0.00
2004 $5,150.10 $3,180.00 $0.00
All years $44,318.96 $54,215.90 $2,400.00
Also giving in

Also gave $250.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$44,319
incl. $40,774 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$54,216
Operating & other
$32,216
59% of spending
To other PACs
$16,100
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,400 to 5 candidates
$2,400 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $54,216 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,216 (59%) — 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: $32,216 ÷ Total spent: $54,216
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $32,216
Contributions to candidates $5,900

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $1,500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $250.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $250.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem † Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $150.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,400. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lincoln Davis for Congress $400.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $250.00
  • Cobb, Ty $250.00
  • Cohen, Steve $250.00
  • Davidson, David $250.00
  • Nicodemus, Barbara $250.00
  • Paul Shaffer for City Council $250.00
  • Pettigrew, Schree $250.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $250.00
  • Stewart, Mike $250.00
  • …and 5 more recipients

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
Tennessee Democratic Party $6,950.00
Tenn Democreatic Party- Dave Garrison $4,500.00
Maury County Democratic Party $3,050.00
Democratic Party of Knox County $600.00
Hamilton County Democratic Party $400.00
Davidson Co. Democratic Party $350.00
Davidson County Democratic Party $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $28,600.00
Unspecified $2,780.00
Summitt $500.00
Advertising $150.00
Dues / Subscriptions $150.00
Accounting Adjustment $20.00
Postage $15.90

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Communications Workers of America TN PAC Knoxville, TN — $2,330.00
Williams for Mayor Mike Bartlett, TN — $500.00
Democratic Party of Knox County Knoxville, TN — $300.00
Shaffer for City Council Paul Memphis, TN — $250.00
Tennessee Democratic Party Nashville, TN — $164.81

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 2015 Historical $7,492.96 $8,707.77 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61718
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $5,262.96 $7,492.96 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60277
Q4 2014 Historical $4,971.66 $5,262.96 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58728
Pre-General 2014 Historical $5,221.66 $4,971.66 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57078
Q3 2014 Historical $6,721.66 $5,221.66 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 57076
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $7,221.66 $6,721.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53893
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $7,973.06 $7,221.66 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52738
Q1 2014 Historical $7,976.06 $7,973.06 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50817
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $9,061.36 $7,976.06 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50127
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $8,665.56 $9,061.36 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47786
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $7,622.36 $8,665.56 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46821
Pre-General 2012 Historical $7,622.36 $7,622.36 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44501
Q3 2012 Historical $12,034.76 $7,622.36 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43565
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $12,284.76 $12,034.76 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42157
Q2 2012 Historical $13,133.96 $12,284.76 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40637
Q1 2012 Historical $15,733.96 $13,133.96 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39445
Year-End 2011 Historical $19,770.26 $15,733.96 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38634
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $19,676.26 $19,770.26 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37062
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $18,447.86 $19,676.26 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36535
Pre-General 2010 Historical $19,447.86 $18,447.86 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34476
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $23,868.26 $19,447.86 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34135
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $24,018.26 $23,868.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32116
Q2 2010 Historical $24,798.26 $24,018.26 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31023
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $23,709.16 $24,798.26 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30763
Year-End 2009 Historical $22,324.31 $23,709.16 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29201
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $20,208.56 $22,324.31 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27670
Q4 2008 Historical $19,675.86 $20,208.56 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26373
Pre-General 2008 Historical $20,370.46 $19,675.86 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24702
Q3 2008 Historical $21,267.16 $20,370.46 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24005
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $20,824.36 $21,267.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22652
Q2 2008 Historical $22,208.71 $20,824.36 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21889
Q1 2008 Historical $20,744.61 $22,208.71 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20717
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $22,420.41 $20,744.61 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15319
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $24,332.41 $22,420.41 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14067
Q4 2006 Amended Historical $23,959.91 $24,332.41 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 20721
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $23,513.91 $23,959.91 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12086
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $23,196.71 $23,513.91 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12084
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $22,985.71 $23,196.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8721

As filed on this report: cash beginning $22,985.71, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $23,196.71.

Q2 2006 Amended Historical $24,015.01 $22,985.71 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 12083
Q1 2006 Historical $23,207.31 $24,015.01 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6197
Q4 2005 Historical $21,983.91 $23,207.31 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5358
Q3 2005 Historical $21,089.11 $21,983.91 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4712
Q2 2005 Historical $21,439.11 $21,089.11 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4073
Q1 2005 Historical $20,416.81 $21,439.11 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3511
Q4 2004 Historical $19,151.61 $20,416.81 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2653
Q3 2004 Historical $18,723.21 $19,151.61 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1847
Q2 2004 Historical $19,622.51 $18,723.21 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 691
Q1 2004 Historical $18,446.71 $19,622.51 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 129