Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$159,640
incl. $159,640 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$108,684
Operating & other
$57,184
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$42,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 17 candidates
$10,500 to 14 Republicans $4,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $108,684 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $57,184 (53%) — 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: $57,184 ÷ Total spent: $108,684
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $57,184
Contributions to candidates $42,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $42,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $27,500 difference, $27,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Forgety, John W. $2,000.00
  • Harrison, Michael $2,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $2,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $1,500.00
  • Brooks, Harry $1,000.00
  • Coley, James $1,000.00
  • Doss, Barry $1,000.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • …and 22 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 Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,000.00
The Overbey PAC $1,000.00
TN K PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $20,000.00
Office Expenses $14,657.17
Transfer Of Funds $9,650.61
Donations $9,000.00
Audit Fees $2,100.00
Postage $918.32
Council Awards $465.36
Card Stock $292.92
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 2013 Amended Historical $205,305.58 $190,212.33 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $139,256.77 $205,305.58 Source ↗