Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Terrance Gibson · Nashville, TN

Raised
$169,700
incl. $165,200 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$237,372
To TN candidates
$126,710
53% of spending
To other PACs
$56,300
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 5 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $237,372 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $126,710 (53%) — 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 spending: $29,363 ÷ Total spent: $237,372
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $29,363
Contributions to candidates $126,710

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $750.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $126,710 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $124,210 difference, $124,210 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $124,210 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Contribution $12,750.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $12,000.00
  • Trail, Larry $11,000.00
  • Kilby, Tommy $10,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $4,459.50
  • Winningham, Leslie $4,000.00
  • Crutchfield, Ward $3,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $3,000.00
  • Fowlkes, Joe $2,750.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $2,500.00
  • …and 82 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
Tenn Democratic Party $30,200.00
Tenn Democratic Caucus $15,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Democratic Labor Day Cele $500.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $500.00
Nashville Womens Political Caucus $100.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $25,000 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Communities for Quality Education Washington, D.C. $25,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Adim Expense $10,378.00
Dues / Subscriptions $8,352.76
Donations $6,700.00
Office Supplies $1,417.70
Food / Beverage $764.50
Professional Services $689.50
Fundraiser $500.00
Postage $152.00
Annual Fee $150.00
Reimbursement $131.25

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Rosalind Kurita Clarksville, TN Retired $4,500.00

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 2004 Amended Historical $21,815.44 $57,331.49 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $153,647.17 $21,815.44 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $183,656.83 $153,647.17 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $126,187.18 $183,656.83 Source ↗