Tennesseans for Clean Energy

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2023 · Treasurer: James Fall · Knoxville, TN

Raised

$155,000

Total Spent

$145,000

Operating & other

$70,830

49% of spending

To TN candidates

$69,170

48% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $145,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $70,830 (49%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $70,830 ÷ Total spent: $145,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$70,830
Contributions to candidates	$69,170

Source filings:

Year-End 2023

Operating & other $70,830 49%
To TN candidates $69,170 48%
To other PACs $5,000 3.4%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $69,170 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $69,170 difference, $69,170 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $69,170 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Sace Action Fund $44,269.88
Friends of Pearl Walker $10,000.00
Van Turner for Mayor $9,400.00
Amelia Parker for City Council $5,000.00
Edmund Ford for City Council $500.00

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
Ready for Freddie Committee	$5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Advertising	$70,600.78
Checks	$214.34
Bank Fees	$15.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Direct Fx	Advertising	10/04/2023	$42,318.03
Stephen Smith	Advertising	10/25/2023	$12,107.63
Stones' Phones	Advertising	10/02/2023	$11,973.85
Direct Fx	Advertising	11/20/2023	$4,201.27
Harland Clarke	Checks	09/20/2023	$183.53
Harland Clarke	Checks	08/30/2023	$30.81
First Horizon Bank	Bank Fees	08/23/2023	$15.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Sace Action Fund	Knoxville, TN	—	$130,000.00
Green Advocacy Project	Washington, DC	—	$25,000.00

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
Year-End 2023 Historical	$0.00	$10,000.00	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111289