Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$94,192
Total Spent
$52,111
To TN candidates
$33,000
63% of spending
Operating & other
$16,111
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 1 candidate
$2,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $52,111 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,000 (63%) — 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: $16,111 ÷ Total spent: $52,111
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $16,111
Contributions to candidates $33,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Aftyn Behn † Tennessee House, District 51 Dem. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $33,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $30,500 difference, $30,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,500 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 $5,000.00
  • Porterfield, Delisha for Nashville $2,500.00
  • Quin for Council $2,000.00
  • Chris Chenq for Metro Council $1,500.00
  • Hill, Olivia $1,500.00
  • Patton, Eric for Nashville $1,500.00
  • Suara, Friends of Zulfat $1,500.00
  • Benedict, Emily $1,000.00
  • Cortese, Mike $1,000.00
  • Ellis, Friends of Tasha $1,000.00
  • …and 14 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
Taylor, Committee To Elect Brandon $2,000.00
Harrell, Committee To Elect Deonte $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $10,000.00
Donations $5,000.00
Accountant $975.00
Lobbying Fees $100.00
Bank Fees $36.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $75,000.00
Service Employees International Union Local 205 Per Capita (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $19,192.00

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 2023 Historical $248,843.39 $281,507.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $239,426.39 $248,843.39 Source ↗