Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$197,645
incl. $13,097 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$123,492
Operating & other
$62,742
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$57,250
46% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $123,492 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,742 (51%) — 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: $62,742 ÷ Total spent: $123,492
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $62,742
Contributions to candidates $57,250

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $57,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $57,250 difference, $57,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $57,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Parks, Rick $5,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $5,000.00
  • Limbird, Lee $3,500.00
  • Mason, Jr., William $3,500.00
  • Coleman, Timothy $3,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $2,500.00
  • Rogers, Jean Anne $2,500.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $2,500.00
  • Stewart, Eric $2,500.00
  • …and 35 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
Gilbert, Russell, Committee To Elect $2,000.00
Williams, Freda, Committee To Elect $1,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $40,160.03
Voter Contact $8,108.00
County Candidate $5,500.00
Phone Bank County Candidate $3,282.18
Campaign Workers $2,342.32
Mileage $1,385.60
Advertising $700.00
Member Communication $694.20
Phone Banking/Calls $330.00
Donations $240.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Seiu Cope Washington, DC — $99,999.96
Seiu Pea Int Washington, DC — $48,350.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $19,622.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $16,576.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $156,757.45 $189,495.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $154,964.12 $156,757.45 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $128,604.87 $154,964.12 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $144,635.05 $128,604.87 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $107,229.38 $144,635.05 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $115,172.35 $107,229.38 Source ↗