Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$192,649
incl. $192,649 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$102,203
To TN candidates
$44,333
43% of spending
To other PACs
$31,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 6 candidates
$3,250 to 3 Republicans $1,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $102,203 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,333 (43%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $26,870 ÷ Total spent: $102,203
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,870
Contributions to candidates $44,333
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $44,333 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $40,083 difference, $40,083 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $40,083 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Better Schools Coalition $15,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $3,000.00
  • Contribution $2,592.50
  • Kurita, Rosalind $2,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Winningham, Leslie $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $750.00
  • …and 36 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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $15,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $8,500.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $5,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Tenn Kyle PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Expenses $9,711.08
Political Academy $6,749.21
Transfer Of Funds $3,685.00
Privlege Tax $2,800.00
Audit Fees $2,475.00
Preparation Of Taxes $1,100.00
Fundraiser $250.00
Annual Fee $100.00

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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $181,394.95 $195,029.28 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15397
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $104,701.28 $181,394.95 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14058