Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$208,153
incl. $208,153 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$84,279
Operating & other
$43,429
52% of spending
To other PACs
$28,500
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 6 candidates
$1,750 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $84,279 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,429 (52%) — 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: $43,429 ÷ Total spent: $84,279
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $43,429
Contributions to candidates $12,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $500.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $12,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $10,600 difference, $10,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Overbey, Doug $1,000.00
  • Tenn Citizens Action $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $750.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Stewart, Eric $500.00
  • …and 17 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 $20,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Expenses $15,663.36
Transfer Of Funds $14,906.64
Political Academy $7,930.19
Audit Fees $4,376.17
Fundraiser $400.00
Council Awards $152.47

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 2011 Amended Historical $330,128.36 $338,601.81 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $214,728.07 $330,128.36 Source ↗