Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $8,261.50 $4,150.00 $1,500.00
2025 $24,940.50 $9,886.00 $0.00
2024 $48,993.41 $47,386.00 $0.00
2023 $94,192.00 $52,111.00 $2,500.00
2022 $33,580.58 $77,448.40 $0.00
2021 $51,748.53 $34,173.33 $1,000.00
2020 $134,963.00 $99,652.12 $1,000.00
2019 $118,028.77 $94,496.05 $0.00
2018 $52,404.70 $22,274.43 $1,000.00
2017 $49,107.39 $17,000.54 $0.00
2016 $53,457.61 $42,202.09 $0.00
2015 $58,434.83 $88,731.55 $0.00
2014 $48,888.93 $39,810.06 $0.00
2013 $51,838.73 $31,016.89 $0.00
2012 $194,905.05 $222,716.91 $0.00
2011 $31,481.00 $113,295.65 $500.00
2010 $181,554.96 $154,222.38 $1,250.00
2009 $172,524.96 $145,753.92 $0.00
2008 $197,644.96 $123,492.33 $0.00
2007 $139,826.31 $118,707.35 $1,000.00
2006 $196,976.65 $174,877.00 $1,750.00
2005 $78,036.49 $108,882.08 $0.00
2004 $100,856.20 $96,841.16 $0.00
All years $2,122,647.06 $1,919,127.24 $11,500.00
Raised
$2,122,647
incl. $63,612 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,919,127
Operating & other
$1,033,450
54% of spending
To TN candidates
$705,453
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,500 to 11 candidates
$10,500 to 10 Democrats $1,000 to 1 Independent

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,919,127 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,033,450 (54%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $1,033,450 ÷ Total spent: $1,919,127
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,033,450
Contributions to candidates $705,453

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Aftyn Behn † Tennessee House, District 51 Dem. $2,500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
Lindsey Patrick-Wright Tennessee Senate, District 17 Dem. $1,500.00
Andrea Bond Johnson † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Demetrus "Meechie" Coonrod † Tennessee House, District 28 Ind. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
David Page † Tennessee House, District 86 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $705,453 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,500. Of the $693,953 difference, $695,453 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $695,453 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 $37,000.00
  • Frogge, Amy $14,100.00
  • Barry, Megan $12,500.00
  • Hakeen, Yusef $11,500.00
  • Littlefield, Ron $11,500.00
  • Mulroy, Steve for Da $11,500.00
  • Pinkston, Will for Schools $10,600.00
  • Kindall, Ed $9,750.00
  • Anderson, Chris $9,000.00
  • Briley, David for Mayor $8,600.00
  • …and 331 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
Tennessee Democratic Party $20,500.00
Win for Tennessee Families $16,650.00
Tenn Democratic Party $15,200.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $11,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee $10,000.00
Tennessee United $10,000.00
Tirrc Votes $10,000.00
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee $7,500.00
Gilbert, Russell, Committee To Elect $6,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $26,950 to 6 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 5 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
Liani, Chris Washington $5,000.00
Seiu Fight for the Future Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Holden for Governor Missouri $1,100.00
Eggleston, Ken Florida $500.00
Abbott Creative Georgia $350.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Political Staff Member'S Wages, Benefits, Expenses $189,791.20
Professional Services $156,122.24
Lobbying $134,674.68
Advertising $72,367.25
Mailers/Design, Prtg, Mail $55,199.37
Canvassers County Candidate $53,677.23
County Candidate $38,350.00
Seiu Communications $36,000.00
Postage $32,812.38
Mailing $30,491.69

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 — $503,885.00
Seiu Cope Washington, DC — $492,791.08
Seiu General Fund Washington, DC — $423,296.18
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $216,679.90
Seiu Ipea Fund Washington, DC — $133,858.00
Tenn State Council Seiu Nashville, TN — $131,666.63
Seiu Pea Int Washington, DC — $109,113.51
Service Employees Local 205 Cope Acct Nashville, TN — $18,790.00
Tirrc Votes Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Excellence for Public Education PAC 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
Pre-Primary 2026 $307,280.80 $304,280.80 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $304,015.80 $307,280.80 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $300,169.30 $304,015.80 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $287,000.80 $300,169.30 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $283,114.80 $287,000.80 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $275,459.30 $283,114.80 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $280,459.30 $275,459.30 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $277,120.80 $280,459.30 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $250,941.89 $277,120.80 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $248,971.89 $250,941.89 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $281,507.39 $248,971.89 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $248,843.39 $281,507.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $239,426.39 $248,843.39 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 ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $280,400.71 $283,236.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $265,797.01 $280,400.71 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 ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $246,660.66 $230,663.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $213,281.66 $246,660.66 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 ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $165,454.82 $183,237.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $151,459.09 $165,454.82 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $152,348.09 $151,459.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $136,882.72 $152,348.09 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $131,268.51 $136,882.72 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $128,370.81 $131,268.51 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $143,884.81 $128,370.81 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $137,122.81 $143,884.81 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $183,023.81 $137,122.81 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $167,623.98 $183,023.81 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $157,135.98 $167,623.98 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $153,293.98 $157,135.98 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $153,321.31 $153,293.98 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $168,726.53 $153,321.31 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $164,194.36 $168,726.53 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $158,708.11 $164,194.36 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Historical $141,452.11 $158,708.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $138,004.77 $141,452.11 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $145,414.07 $138,004.77 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $147,235.94 $145,414.07 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $79,527.06 $147,235.94 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $113,656.31 $79,527.06 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $163,437.17 $113,656.31 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $166,335.48 $163,437.17 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Historical $227,607.21 $166,335.48 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $243,175.13 $227,607.21 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $229,072.73 $243,175.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $226,091.64 $229,072.73 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $229,889.31 $226,091.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $243,167.05 $229,889.31 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $157,242.46 $243,167.05 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $216,485.23 $157,242.46 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Historical $234,434.96 $216,485.23 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $189,495.82 $234,434.96 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $156,757.45 $189,495.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $154,964.12 $156,757.45 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $128,604.87 $154,964.12 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $144,635.05 $128,604.87 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $107,229.38 $144,635.05 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $115,172.35 $107,229.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $115,597.15 $115,172.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $94,005.39 $115,597.15 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $84,422.09 $94,005.39 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $98,552.77 $84,422.09 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $74,501.57 $98,552.77 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $119,380.57 $74,501.57 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $110,838.55 $119,380.57 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $89,189.55 $110,838.55 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $105,353.84 $89,189.55 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $115,504.87 $105,353.84 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $107,339.39 $115,504.87 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $120,860.04 $107,339.39 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $128,184.04 $120,860.04 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $155,573.79 $128,184.04 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $123,932.75 $155,573.79 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $116,845.00 $123,932.75 Source ↗