Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$33,581
incl. $6 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$77,448
To other PACs
$30,000
39% of spending
Operating & other
$28,948
37% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,448 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (39%) — 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: $28,948 ÷ Total spent: $77,448
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $28,948
Contributions to candidates $18,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $18,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $18,500 difference, $18,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Mulroy, Steve for Da $5,000.00
  • Harris, Lee (for Mayor) $5,000.00
  • Elrod, Rachel, Friends Of $2,500.00
  • Nabaa-Mckinney, Dr. Berthena $2,500.00
  • O'Hara Block, Erin for Schools $2,500.00
  • Marie Mott for District 8 $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Democratic Party $20,000.00
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee $7,500.00
Shelby County Democratic Party PAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Polling County $21,500.00
Phone Bank County Candidate $5,610.00
Accountant $975.00
Printing/Mailing $763.40
Lobbying Fees $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 — $17,436.00
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, DC — $16,138.58

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 2022 Historical $245,542.89 $239,426.39 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $245,067.89 $245,542.89 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $241,634.71 $245,067.89 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $260,137.71 $241,634.71 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $278,494.21 $260,137.71 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $283,236.21 $278,494.21 Source ↗