Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Ashlee Gray · Nashville, TN

Raised
$78,036
incl. $227 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$108,882
Operating & other
$83,382
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$25,500
23% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $108,882 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,382 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $83,382 ÷ Total spent: $108,882
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $83,382
Contributions to candidates $25,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $25,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $25,500 difference, $25,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Littlefield, Ron $10,000.00
  • Brooks, Henri $2,500.00
  • Chism, Sidney $2,500.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $2,500.00
  • Brown, Mark $1,000.00
  • Hultquist, Joe $1,000.00
  • Franklin, John $750.00
  • Stricklin, David $600.00
  • Golden, Willie $500.00
  • Mosby, David $500.00
  • …and 12 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $27,000.00
Advertising $16,455.13
Lobbying $12,294.20
Printing $11,075.40
Adjustment $5,500.00
Postage $3,618.40
In-Kind William Farmer $1,500.00
Sponsorship $1,350.00
Late Filling Assessm $1,280.00
Telephone $1,236.25

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $48,509.00
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $24,800.00
Nashville Building Trades Nashville, TN — $2,220.10
Internal Revenue Service Ogden, UT — $1,292.47
Robinson Partners INC Macwilliam Washington, DC — $987.50

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 2005 Historical $105,353.84 $89,189.55 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $115,504.87 $105,353.84 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $107,339.39 $115,504.87 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $120,860.04 $107,339.39 Source ↗