Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Billy Dycus · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $99,239 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $75,814 (76%) — 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 / overhead spending | $12,202 |
| Contributions to candidates | $75,814 |
- To TN candidates $75,814 76%
- Operating & other $12,202 12%
- To other PACs $10,022 10%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,200 1.2%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $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 $75,814 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $75,314 difference, $75,314 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $75,314 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bredesen, Phil $7,000.00
- Springer, Vince $5,500.00
- Finney, Lowe $4,500.00
- Murphy, John $4,000.00
- Parker, Mary $4,000.00
- Rochelle, Bob $3,850.00
- Derryberry, Guy $3,500.00
- Jones, Sherry $3,000.00
- Imf $2,764.00
- Yokley, Eddie $2,500.00
- …and 52 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $2,000.00 |
| Music Row Democrats | $2,000.00 |
| Davidson County Democratic Party | $1,131.40 |
| Democratic House Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Democratic Senate Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Democratic Party of Knox County | $745.00 |
| Te Fed of College Democrats | $500.00 |
| Hamilton County Democratic Party | $500.00 |
| Bledsoe Democratic Party | $400.00 |
| Wilson County Democratic Party | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,200 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Catoosa County Democratic Party | Georgia | $1,200.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Inkind-Printing Mary Parker For State Sen. | $3,013.75 |
| Inkind-Printing For Blake Freeman For Judge | $1,508.55 |
| Donations | $1,000.00 |
| Inkind Printing For Sen. Douglas Henry | $948.00 |
| In-Kind Leon Ruben | $800.26 |
| Inkind Printing For Mary Pruitt State Rep | $702.25 |
| Inkind-Printing Mike Mcdonald | $608.10 |
| Inkind Printing Davidson County Democratic Party | $557.00 |
| Inkind-Printing Bruce Gibbs | $470.00 |
| Printing Flyers For Rep. Barbara Cooper | $468.71 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrero (House), Beverly | Donations | 10/27/2006 | $1,000.00 |
| TN Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind Printing For Sen. Douglas Henry | 09/11/2006 | $948.00 |
| Tennessee Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind-Printing For Blake Freeman For Judge | 02/22/2006 | $935.00 |
| TN Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind-Printing Mary Parker For State Sen. | 06/20/2006 | $829.65 |
| Tennessee Afl-Cio Labor Council | In-Kind Leon Ruben | 02/21/2006 | $800.26 |
| TN Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind-Printing Mary Parker For State Sen. | 08/17/2006 | $694.60 |
| Tennessee Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind-Printing Mike Mcdonald | 07/05/2006 | $608.10 |
| TN Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind Printing Davidson County Democratic Party | 09/08/2006 | $557.00 |
| TN Afl-Cio Labor Council | Inkind-Printing Mary Parker For State Sen. | 08/21/2006 | $489.50 |
| Tennessee Afl-Cio Labor Committee | Inkind-Printing Bruce Gibbs | 10/04/2006 | $470.00 |
Who Funds It
No itemized contributions to this committee on record.
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |