Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$176,103
incl. $176,103 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$375,393
To TN candidates
$251,350
67% of spending
To other PACs
$98,500
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $36,600 to 11 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Republicans $32,600 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $375,393 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $251,350 (67%) — 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: $25,543 ÷ Total spent: $375,393
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25,543
Contributions to candidates $251,350

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $9,600.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $5,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $5,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $3,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $2,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $2,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $251,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $36,600. Of the $214,750 difference, $214,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $214,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Barnes, Tim $13,000.00
  • North, Phillip L. $13,000.00
  • Thompson, Brad $9,000.00
  • Maddox, Mark $8,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $7,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $7,500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $7,500.00
  • Rice, Meryl $7,500.00
  • Hackworth, Jim $7,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $6,000.00
  • …and 51 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 $43,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $12,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $12,500.00
Harwell PAC $10,000.00
RAAMPAC $10,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $3,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer Of Funds $11,043.00
Office Expenses $9,259.12
Audit Fees $3,800.00
Office Supplies $823.89
Donations $230.00
Annual Fee $200.00
Refreshment $96.65
Food / Beverage $90.48

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 2012 Historical $143,561.79 $139,256.77 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $140,975.44 $143,561.79 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $348,446.65 $140,975.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $350,895.72 $348,446.65 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $384,501.91 $350,895.72 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $338,601.81 $384,501.91 Source ↗