Memphis

Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$386,377
incl. $386,377 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$402,739
Operating & other
$218,089
54% of spending
To TN candidates
$99,150
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,250 to 9 candidates
$3,500 to 4 Republicans $4,750 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $402,739 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $218,089 (54%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $218,089 ÷ Total spent: $402,739
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $218,089
Contributions to candidates $99,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $1,750.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $1,500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $99,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,250. Of the $90,900 difference, $90,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $90,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ruppe, Becky $5,500.00
  • Williams, Micheal $5,000.00
  • Camp, Randy $5,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $5,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $5,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $3,000.00
  • Winningham, Leslie $3,000.00
  • Tipps, Tim $3,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $2,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,500.00
  • …and 68 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 $35,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $20,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $15,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $2,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Deposit Correction $186,388.50
Political Academy $8,626.74
Office Expenses $6,324.56
Transfer Of Funds $4,397.50
Tax Preparation $3,735.00
Council Expense $2,891.44
Privlege Tax $2,800.00
Mileage $1,971.71
Labor Day Event $500.00
Awards And Prizes $200.00

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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $154,023.15 $178,164.11 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26847
Pre-General 2008 Historical $168,811.86 $154,023.15 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24866
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $240,033.71 $168,811.86 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24556
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $252,586.86 $240,033.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22676
Q2 2008 Historical $251,765.28 $252,586.86 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21635
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $195,029.28 $251,765.28 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20984