Tennessee Coalition for Working Families

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennessee Coalition for Working Families — 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
2013	$200.00	$3,915.01	$0.00
2012	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2011	$18,500.00	$17,683.09	$0.00
2010	$29,700.00	$28,477.42	$0.00
2009	$1,800.00	$1,576.57	$0.00
All years	$50,200.00	$51,652.09	$0.00

Raised

$50,200

incl. $800 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$51,652

To other PACs

$22,000

43% of spending

To TN candidates

$21,250

41% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $51,652 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,000 (43%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $8,402 ÷ Total spent: $51,652

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$8,402
Contributions to candidates	$21,250

Source filings:

To other PACs $22,000 43%
To TN candidates $21,250 41%
Operating & other $8,402 16%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $21,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $21,250 difference, $21,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

McWherter, Michael $5,000.00
Vaughn, David $2,500.00
McDonald, Mike $2,250.00
Jones, Sherry $1,750.00
Moore, Gary $1,750.00
Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,500.00
Coleman, Kent $1,000.00
Fraley, George $1,000.00
Hackworth, Jim $1,000.00
Pitts, Joe $1,000.00
…and 3 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	$16,000.00
Nashville Neighborhood Defense Fund	$5,000.00
KPAC	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Administrative Fees	$3,915.01
Publications	$1,813.11
Bank Fees	$1,120.00
Printing	$632.12
Merchant Services	$518.22
Processing Fees	$221.70
Office Supplies	$181.93

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
John Summers & Associates	Administrative Fees	01/31/2013	$3,915.01
M. Lee Smith Publishers	Publications	05/31/2011	$684.25
Direct Connect	Printing	09/01/2009	$632.12
M. Lee Smith Publishers	Publications	12/07/2010	$450.57
M. Lee Smith Publishers	Publications	12/22/2009	$381.29
Regions Bank	Bank Fees	12/30/2011	$300.00
M. Lee Smith Publishers	Publications	06/15/2010	$297.00
Regions Bank	Bank Fees	06/30/2011	$280.00
Innovative Merchant Services	Processing Fees	06/03/2011	$221.70
Innovative Merchant Services	Merchant Services	12/03/2009	$201.23

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Plumbers Pipefitters	Nashville, TN	—	$35,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee	Nashville, TN	—	$6,000.00
John Summers	Nashville, TN	Not Employed	$2,500.00
William Farmer	Lebanon, TN	Self-Employed	$2,500.00
Riley Darnell	Clarksville, TN	Self-Employed	$2,400.00
National Elevator Constructors PAC	Columbia, MD	—	$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
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$3,771.09	$0.00	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47852
Q4 2012 Historical	$3,531.82	$3,771.09	Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46028
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,531.82, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,771.09.
Pre-General 2012 Historical	$3,296.77	$3,531.82	Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44797
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,296.77, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,531.82.
Q3 2012 Historical	$3,627.77	$3,296.77	Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43752
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,627.77, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,296.77.
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical	$3,367.72	$3,627.77	Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42035
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,367.72, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,627.77.
Q2 2012 Historical	$2,787.57	$3,367.72	Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41075
As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,787.57, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,367.72.
Q1 2012 Historical	$2,778.07	$2,787.57	Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40139
As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,778.07, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,787.57.
Year-End 2011 Historical	$1,617.77	$2,778.07	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38924
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$2,057.54	$1,617.77	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 36996
Q4 2010 Historical	$4,271.81	$2,057.54	Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35847
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical	$8,019.71	$4,271.81	Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35061
Q3 2010 Historical	$2,694.55	$8,019.71	Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33794
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical	$2,894.55	$2,694.55	Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32053
Q2 2010 Historical	$1,253.35	$2,894.55	Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31407
Q1 2010 Historical	$758.21	$1,253.35	Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30300
As filed on this report: cash beginning $758.21, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,253.35.
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical	$596.97	$758.21	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29529
Mid-Year 2009 Historical	$0.00	$596.97	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27859
As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $596.97.