Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$134,963
Total Spent
$99,652
To other PACs
$37,500
38% of spending
To TN candidates
$35,500
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $99,652 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,500 (38%) — 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: $26,652 ÷ Total spent: $99,652
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,652
Contributions to candidates $35,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrea Bond Johnson † Tennessee House, District 80 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 $35,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $34,500 difference, $34,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $34,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Nashville Justice League $10,000.00
  • Central Labor Council $5,000.00
  • Emerge Tennessee $5,000.00
  • The Equity Alliance Fund $5,000.00
  • Nabaa-Mckinney, Dr. Berthena $2,500.00
  • Masters, Campaign To Elect Emily $2,000.00
  • Buggs, Christiane for School Board $1,000.00
  • Player, Freda $1,000.00
  • Gentry, Sharon for School Board $1,000.00
  • Tylor, Friends of Abigail $1,000.00
  • …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
Win for Tennessee Families $16,650.00
Real TN Values PAC $5,850.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tirrc Votes $5,000.00
Tennessee United $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $24,127.12
Accountant $1,870.00
Phone Banking/Calls $555.00
Registry Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $110,000.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $19,963.00
TN Afl Cio Labor Council Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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 2020 Historical $273,327.51 $265,797.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $293,212.63 $273,327.51 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $337,952.13 $293,212.63 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $340,520.13 $337,952.13 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $232,655.13 $340,520.13 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $230,663.88 $232,655.13 Source ↗