Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$58,435
Total Spent
$88,732
To TN candidates
$66,950
75% of spending
To other PACs
$17,500
20% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $88,732 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $66,950 (75%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $4,282 ÷ Total spent: $88,732
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,282
Contributions to candidates $66,950
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $66,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $66,950 difference, $66,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $66,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Freeman, Bill for Mayor $7,600.00
  • Briley, David for Mayor $7,600.00
  • Barry, Megan $7,000.00
  • Pinkston, Will for Schools $3,000.00
  • Anderson, Chris $2,500.00
  • Hakeen, Yusef $2,500.00
  • Johnson, Mina for Council $2,000.00
  • Martin, Sarah, Friends Of $2,000.00
  • Roberts, Mary Carolyn for Metro Council $2,000.00
  • Murphy, Kathleen $1,500.00
  • …and 33 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
Tenn Democratic Party $15,000.00
Gilbert, Russell, Committee To Elect $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $1,600.00
Professional Services $1,170.00
Accountant $750.00
Registry Fee $340.00
Lobbying Fees $340.00
Phone Banking/Calls $81.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $42,644.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, DC — $5,790.83

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
Year-End 2015 Historical $183,023.81 $137,122.81 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $167,623.98 $183,023.81 Source ↗