Cwa Cope PCC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2014 · Treasurer: Ameenah Salaam · Washington, DC

Raised

$2,964,422

incl. $2,018,556 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$36,500

To TN candidates

$33,500

92% of spending

To other PACs

$3,000

8.2% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $12,500 to 7 candidates

$12,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,500 (92%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $36,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$33,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $33,500 92%
To other PACs $3,000 8.2%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
London Lamar ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 33	Dem.	$3,000.00
Jesse Chism ^†	Tennessee House, District 85	Dem.	$2,000.00
Torrey C. Harris ^†	Tennessee House, District 91	Dem.	$2,000.00
Caleb Hemmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 59	Dem.	$1,500.00
Gloria Johnson ^†	Tennessee House, District 90	Dem.	$1,500.00
Ronnie L. Glynn ^†	Tennessee House, District 67	Dem.	$1,500.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $33,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,500. Of the $21,000 difference, $21,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Lee Harris for Mayor $10,000.00
Debbie Helsley $3,000.00
Martin, Jason $3,000.00
Cooper, Barbara $2,000.00
Craig, Kate $1,500.00
Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
Mulroy (Closed Account 2022), Steven J. $500.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Tennessee Democratic Party	$2,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Stephen Schembs	Washington, DC	Cwa Staff Deductions	$1,680.00
Guerino Calemine	Washington, DC	Comm. Workers of Amer.	$1,540.00
Curt Hess	Avon, OH	Cwa Staff Deductions	$1,320.00
Michael Schulte	Warren, MI	Cwa Staff Deductions	$1,320.00
Richard Shorter	Roanoke, VA	Comm. Workers of Amer.	$1,232.00
Frank Mathews	West Lafayette, OH	Cwa Staff Deductions	$1,195.00
Edward Mooney	Philadelphia, PA	Comm. Workers of Amer.	$1,100.00
Harris Elaine	Saint Albans, WV	Cwa Staff Deductions	$1,100.00
Horigan Erin	Lakewood, NJ	Nj State Employees Admn Clerical	$1,100.00
Vicki Caldwell	Paterson, NJ	Nj State Employees Admn Clerical	$1,100.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical	$902,862.48	$902,862.48	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107810
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$611,864.82	$902,862.48	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106189
Q3 2022 Historical	$983,411.89	$611,864.82	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104964
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$752,720.51	$983,411.89	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102598
Q2 2022 Historical	$743,735.36	$752,720.51	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100895
Q1 2022 Amended Historical	$605,698.54	$743,735.36	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99872