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
$53,458
Total Spent
$42,202
To TN candidates
$34,600
82% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
14% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $42,202 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,600 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,602 ÷ Total spent: $42,202
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,602
Contributions to candidates $34,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $34,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $34,600 difference, $34,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $34,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Pinkston, Will for Schools $7,600.00
  • Frogge, Amy $7,000.00
  • Speering, Jill for School Board $7,000.00
  • Berke for Mayor, Andy $5,000.00
  • Buggs, Christiane for School Board $3,500.00
  • Carter, Janette for School Board $1,000.00
  • Gentry, Sharon for School Board $1,000.00
  • Lanier, Erica $1,000.00
  • Leonardo, Nick, Comm To Elect $1,000.00
  • Roberts, Mary Carolyn for Metro Council $250.00
  • …and 1 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
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $6,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Canvassers County Candidate $1,112.09
Lobbying Fees $390.00
Registry Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $41,313.00
Seiu Cope Washington, DC — $12,144.61

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 2016 Historical $152,348.09 $151,459.09 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70513
Pre-General 2016 Historical $136,882.72 $152,348.09 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68848
Q3 2016 Historical $131,268.51 $136,882.72 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66907
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $128,370.81 $131,268.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66038
Q2 2016 Historical $143,884.81 $128,370.81 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64844
Q1 2016 Historical $137,122.81 $143,884.81 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63639