Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$51,749
Total Spent
$34,173
To TN candidates
$22,203
65% of spending
Operating & other
$11,971
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Independent

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,173 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,203 (65%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $11,971 ÷ Total spent: $34,173
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,971
Contributions to candidates $22,203
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Demetrus "Meechie" Coonrod † Tennessee House, District 28 Ind. $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 $22,203 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $21,203 difference, $21,203 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,203 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 $7,000.00
  • Dotley, Rauetta, Camp To Elect $4,463.04
  • Kelly, Tim for Mayor $2,500.00
  • Mott, Marie, Friends Of $2,239.69
  • Clark, Dennis, Citizens To Elect $2,000.00
  • Hill, Jenny for City Council $2,000.00
  • Berz, Carol $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Sponsorship $5,000.00
Mailing $4,995.60
Research / Polling $1,000.00
Accountant $975.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $33,264.53
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $18,484.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $280,400.71 $283,236.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $265,797.01 $280,400.71 Source ↗