Great Public Schools PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2020 · Treasurer: Dorsey Hopson · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in Memphis-area 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. As of 2026-09-24.

Raised
$23,000
Total Spent
$22,750
To TN candidates
$15,750
69% of spending
To other PACs
$7,000
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 9 candidates
$10,000 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,750 (69%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $22,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,500.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $750.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $15,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $5,750 difference, $5,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $1,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Ragan, John $750.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Public School Allies Falls Church, VA — $23,000.00

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 2019 Historical $0.00 $170.25 Source ↗