Memphis

Excellence In Public Education PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2023 · Treasurer: Eric Osborne · Nashville, TN

Raised
$135,000
Total Spent
$123,015
To TN candidates
$82,000
67% of spending
To other PACs
$41,000
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $72,000 to 50 candidates
$70,000 to 48 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $123,015 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $82,000 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $15 ÷ Total spent: $123,015
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $15
Contributions to candidates $82,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
Ed Butler † Tennessee House, District 41 Rep. $2,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $82,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $72,000. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $3,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Ragan, John $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Richey (House), Bryan Andrew $1,000.00

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
House Republican Caucus $15,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $3,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $15.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campaign for Great Public Schools Falls Church, VA — $135,000.00

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 2023 Historical $0.00 $11,985.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110983