Tennesseans 4 Ethics In Government

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennesseans 4 Ethics In Government — 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
2018 $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00
2017 $250.00 $250.00 $0.00
2016 $0.00 $262.50 $0.00
2015 $0.00 $297.50 $0.00
2014 $62,500.00 $80,503.00 $0.00
2013 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2012 $60,750.00 $51,117.30 $0.00
All years $133,500.00 $132,430.30 $0.00
Raised
$133,500
Total Spent
$132,430
Operating & other
$132,430
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $132,430 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $132,430 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $132,430 ÷ Total spent: $132,430
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $132,430
Contributions to candidates $0

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Media-Radio $50,372.00
Direct Mail $41,164.00
Radio/Media $22,110.00
Polls/Surveys $9,425.30
Research / Polling $7,699.00
Compliance/Accounting $1,112.50
Professional Services $297.50
Civil Penalty $150.00
Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Andrew Miller Franklin, TN Healthmark Ventures LLC $76,000.00
Tracy L Miller Brentwood, TN Long Ragsdale & Waters $15,000.00
Cecile Gideon Nashville, TN Self-Employed $12,500.00
Coalition for Ethics Responsibility In Brentwood, TN — $10,000.00
James M Gilmore Bogart, GA Laquaria $10,000.00
Kevin Powers Maitland, FL Health Care Executive $10,000.00

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-General 2018 Amended Historical $3.70 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81962
Q3 2018 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80068
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78187
Q2 2018 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76531
Q1 2018 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74904
Year-End 2017 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72965
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $3.70 $3.70 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71877
Q4 2016 Historical $266.20 $3.70 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70294
Pre-General 2016 Historical $266.20 $266.20 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68806
Q3 2016 Historical $266.20 $266.20 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67736
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $266.20 $266.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66140
Q2 2016 Historical $266.20 $266.20 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64259
Q1 2016 Historical $366.20 $266.20 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63444
Year-End 2015 Historical $366.20 $366.20 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62094
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,203.70 $366.20 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60472
Q4 2014 Historical $1,203.70 $1,203.70 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59177
Pre-General 2014 Historical $1,203.70 $1,203.70 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57603
Q3 2014 Historical $13,292.70 $1,203.70 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56648
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $9,572.70 $13,292.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54164
Q2 2014 Historical $9,381.70 $9,572.70 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53075
Q1 2014 Historical $9,481.70 $9,381.70 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50799
Year-End 2013 Historical $9,481.70 $9,481.70 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49472
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $9,581.70 $9,481.70 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47941
Q4 2012 Historical $14,906.70 $9,581.70 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46070
Pre-General 2012 Historical $14,906.70 $14,906.70 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44851
Q3 2012 Historical $19,987.00 $14,906.70 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43856
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $250.00 $19,987.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42128
Q2 2012 Historical $0.00 $250.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41343