Memphis

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.

Raised
$68,100
Total Spent
$33,800
To TN candidates
$31,800
94% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
5.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,800 to 17 candidates
$19,300 to 16 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,800 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,800 (94%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $33,800
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $31,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $12,300.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $500.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $31,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,800. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Little, John $5,000.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $2,500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $1,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Sexton, Jerry $500.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $500.00
  • Smith, Robin $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
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Public School Allies Falls Church, VA — $68,100.00

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 2020 Historical $169.25 $34,354.25 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94167
Pre-General 2020 Historical $169.25 $169.25 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92396
Q3 2020 Historical $1,120.25 $169.25 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91118
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $1,120.25 $1,120.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89817
Q2 2020 Historical $156.25 $1,120.25 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88656
Q1 2020 Historical $170.25 $156.25 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87532