Memphis

Great Public Schools PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Great Public Schools PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2022 $165,000.00 $168,569.25 $85,000.00
2021 $85,000.00 $115,600.00 $50,100.00
2020 $68,100.00 $33,800.00 $19,800.00
2019 $23,000.00 $22,750.00 $10,750.00
All years $341,100.00 $340,719.25 $165,650.00
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
$341,100
Total Spent
$340,719
To TN candidates
$209,450
61% of spending
To other PACs
$126,500
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $165,650 to 64 candidates
$160,150 to 61 Republicans $5,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $340,719 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $209,450 (61%) — 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: $4,769 ÷ Total spent: $340,719
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,769
Contributions to candidates $209,450
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $25,400.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $11,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $9,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $9,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $8,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $8,000.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $4,750.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $4,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $209,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $165,650. Of the $43,800 difference, $43,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $43,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Little, John $13,300.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $5,500.00
  • Bill Lee Inaugural $5,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $3,000.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $3,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $2,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Green, Jr., Tim $1,500.00
  • Huett-Garcia, Amber $1,500.00
  • Whaley, Michael $1,500.00
  • …and 7 more recipients

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 $46,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $46,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $19,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $12,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Accounting Services $4,500.00
Compliance Servies $269.25

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campaign for Great Schools Dba City Fund Falls Church, VA — $250,000.00
Public School Allies Falls Church, VA — $91,100.00

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 2022 Amended Historical $74,289.25 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108584
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $154,289.25 $74,289.25 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106581
Q3 2022 Historical $4,314.25 $154,289.25 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104726
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $10,314.25 $4,314.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103118
Q2 2022 Historical $18,614.25 $10,314.25 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101477
Q1 2022 Historical $3,639.25 $18,614.25 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99241
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
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
Year-End 2019 Historical $0.00 $170.25 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86532