Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Billy Dycus · Nashville, TN

Raised
$89,377
incl. $88,377 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$81,798
Operating & other
$55,788
68% of spending
To TN candidates
$26,010
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 1 candidate
$2,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $81,798 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,788 (68%) — 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: $55,788 ÷ Total spent: $81,798
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $55,788
Contributions to candidates $26,010

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 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 $26,010 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $23,510 difference, $23,510 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,510 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Apri Nashville Chaper $20,000.00
  • Patton, Johnny R. $1,000.00
  • McKamey, William H. (John) $500.00
  • Ramsey, Marjorie $500.00
  • Farner, Steve $500.00
  • Lamb, Randy $500.00
  • Hill, Joan $375.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $135.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Tv Buys & Production $25,000.00
Canvassing $15,869.80
In-Kind-Canvassing $6,441.00
Inkind-Printing $5,277.63
Advertising $3,000.00
Inkind Cavassing $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brotherhood of Locomotive Eng and Trainmen PAC Fund Independence, OH — $1,000.00

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
Q4 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗