Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Ashlee Gray · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $222,717 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $184,117 (83%) — 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 / overhead spending | $184,117 |
| Contributions to candidates | $28,350 |
- Operating & other $184,117 83%
- To TN candidates $28,350 13%
- To other PACs $10,000 4.5%
- Spent outside Tennessee $250 0.1%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $28,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $28,350 difference, $28,350 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $28,350 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Frogge, Amy $7,100.00
- Kindall, Ed $6,000.00
- Lee, Fred $5,000.00
- Crafton, Eric Friends Of $3,750.00
- Wilkins, Hillyard $3,500.00
- Lanier, Erica $1,000.00
- McGary, Andrae' $1,000.00
- Testerman, David $1,000.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee | $10,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Lobbying | $60,637.64 |
| Mailers/Design, Prtg, Mail | $55,199.37 |
| Canvassers County Candidate | $27,043.54 |
| Mailing | $21,470.00 |
| County Candidate | $7,500.00 |
| Professional Services | $5,525.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $1,647.09 |
| Sponsorship | $1,500.00 |
| Registry Fee | $740.00 |
| Signs | $502.55 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKD Knickerbocker | Mailers/Design, Prtg, Mail | 07/31/2012 | $55,199.37 |
| SKD Knickerbocker | Mailing | 07/17/2012 | $21,470.00 |
| Berke, Andrew | County Candidate | 01/08/2013 | $5,000.00 |
| Gilbert, Russell, Committee To Elect | County Candidate | 02/21/2012 | $2,500.00 |
| Player, Freda | Lobbying | 05/07/2012 | $2,326.16 |
| Charlie Bob's Catering | Food / Beverage | 07/31/2012 | $1,531.25 |
| Hamilton County Democratic Party | Sponsorship | 09/11/2012 | $1,500.00 |
| RBT Politics | Professional Services | 08/07/2012 | $1,500.00 |
| RBT Politics | Professional Services | 07/31/2012 | $1,210.00 |
| Player, Freda | Lobbying | 12/04/2012 | $1,200.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seiu Cope | Washington, DC | — | $150,000.00 |
| Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) | Nashville, TN | — | $43,508.00 |
| Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) | Nashville, TN | — | $1,397.05 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Historical | $145,414.07 | $138,004.77 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $147,235.94 | $145,414.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $79,527.06 | $147,235.94 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $113,656.31 | $79,527.06 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $163,437.17 | $113,656.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $166,335.48 | $163,437.17 | Source ↗ |