Cwa Cope PCC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$3,613,720

incl. $1,320,448 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$1,703,042

Spent outside Tennessee

$1,699,792

99.8% of spending

To other PACs

$2,250

0.1% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,703,042 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,699,792 (99.8%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $1,703,042

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$1,000

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $1,699,792 99.8%
To other PACs $2,250 0.1%
To TN candidates $1,000 0.1%

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Denzel Grant for City Council $500.00
Vote Matthew Debardelaben $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
Senate Democratic Caucus	$1,000.00
Committee To Elect Frank Ramey	$750.00
Committee To Elect Karyn Adams	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Frank Mathews	West Lafayette, OH	Cwa Staff Deductions	$3,600.00
Heather Atkinson	Washington, DC	Cwa Staff Deductions	$3,520.00
Eric Benjamin	Washington, DC	Iue-Cwa Staff Deductions	$3,200.00
Curt Hess	Avon, OH	Cwa Staff Deductions	$2,580.00
Etana Jacobi	Washington, DC	Comm. Workers of Amer.	$2,320.00
Stephen Schembs	Washington, DC	Cwa Staff Deductions	$2,180.00
Owens Paul	Staunton, VA	Accu Blades	$2,179.36
Michael Handley	Clarkston, MI	Cwa Staff Deductions	$2,150.00
Robert Pinto	Wappingers Falls, NY	Verizon Telesector Res GRP Inc.	$2,127.00
Bell Kendall	Rochester, NY	RMC Placeholder Pu	$1,920.00

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 2025	$2,750,970.84	$3,639,325.43	Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124055
Mid-Year 2025	$1,728,647.91	$2,750,970.84	Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122402