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
$85,000
Total Spent
$115,600
To other PACs
$60,000
52% of spending
To TN candidates
$55,600
48% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $50,100 to 22 candidates
$48,600 to 20 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $115,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,000 (52%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $115,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $55,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $13,100.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $3,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,500.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $1,500.00
Scott Cepicky † Tennessee House, District 64 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $55,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $50,100. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $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 $25,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $25,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campaign for Great Schools Dba City Fund Falls Church, VA — $85,000.00

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 2021 Historical $34,254.25 $3,639.25 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97664
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $34,354.25 $34,254.25 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95000