Memphis

Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$181,555
Total Spent
$154,222
Operating & other
$135,722
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$13,000
8.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,250 to 2 candidates
$1,250 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $154,222 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $135,722 (88%) — 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: $135,722 ÷ Total spent: $154,222
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $135,722
Contributions to candidates $13,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
David Page † Tennessee House, District 86 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $11,750 difference, $11,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Crafton, Eric Friends Of $1,250.00
  • Mulroy, Steve for Da $1,000.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $1,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,000.00
  • Hale, James $1,000.00
  • Hollin, Jamie, Friends Of $1,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $1,000.00
  • Moore, Gary $1,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
  • Pakis-Gillon, Adrienne $500.00
  • …and 4 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 Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Three Star PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Political Staff Member'S Wages, Benefits, Expenses $65,476.10
Professional Services $44,197.04
Postage $6,400.00
Phone Bank County Candidate $5,918.33
Advertising $2,500.00
Voter Contact $2,250.00
Signs $1,901.30
Printing $1,602.45
County Candidate $1,500.00
Mail Handling $1,120.73

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tenn State Council Seiu Nashville, TN — $91,666.63
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $60,000.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $21,555.00
Seiu Cope Washington, DC — $8,333.33

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 2010 Amended Historical $229,072.73 $243,175.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $226,091.64 $229,072.73 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $229,889.31 $226,091.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $243,167.05 $229,889.31 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $157,242.46 $243,167.05 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $216,485.23 $157,242.46 Source ↗