Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,405
Total Spent
$22,274
To other PACs
$10,000
45% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,500
38% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,274 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (45%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $3,774 ÷ Total spent: $22,274
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,774
Contributions to candidates $8,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tift, Scott $2,000.00
  • Briley, David for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Erica $1,000.00
  • Gentry for School Board, Jesse $1,000.00
  • Gini for Schools $1,000.00
  • Hunter, Tyese School Board $1,000.00
  • Bush, Friends of Fran $500.00

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
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Sponsorship $1,800.00
Professional Services $698.25
In-Kind-Building Usage-Tyese Hunter $450.00
In Kind-Phone Usage-Tyese Hunter $386.18
Lobbying Fees $340.00
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

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 — $40,731.00
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, DC — $10,837.52
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $836.18

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 2018 Historical $202,548.66 $213,281.66 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $199,174.66 $202,548.66 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $192,741.14 $199,174.66 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $192,655.14 $192,741.14 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $189,126.14 $192,655.14 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $183,237.39 $189,126.14 Source ↗