Memphis

Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Also giving in

Also gave $5,500.00 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
$48,889
Total Spent
$39,810
Operating & other
$19,890
50% of spending
To TN candidates
$17,920
45% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $39,810 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,890 (50%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $19,890 ÷ Total spent: $39,810
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,890
Contributions to candidates $17,920
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $17,920 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $17,920 difference, $17,920 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,920 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Swoner, Pam for School Board $5,819.92
  • Driscoll, Bernie for School Board $4,000.00
  • Sharpe, Becky $3,000.00
  • Anderson, Chris $2,500.00
  • Williams, Keith $2,500.00
  • Bell, Rachel $100.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Three Star PAC $1,000.00
Williams, Freda, Committee To Elect $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Canvassers County Candidate $16,669.61
Polling County $1,000.00
Professional Priv Tax $509.92
Sponsorship $500.00
Professional Services $450.00
Campaign Workers $340.20
Dues / Subscriptions $220.41
Registry Fee $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $42,327.25
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, DC — $6,221.48
Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $340.20

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 2014 Historical $157,135.98 $167,623.98 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58643
Pre-General 2014 Historical $153,293.98 $157,135.98 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56989
Q3 2014 Historical $153,321.31 $153,293.98 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55992
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $168,726.53 $153,321.31 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53790
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $164,194.36 $168,726.53 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53711
Q1 2014 Historical $158,708.11 $164,194.36 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50386