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Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$206,098
incl. $201,166 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$240,967
To TN candidates
$188,400
78% of spending
To other PACs
$28,600
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $89,000 to 30 candidates
$29,900 to 18 Republicans $59,100 to 12 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $240,967 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $188,400 (78%) — 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: $23,967 ÷ Total spent: $240,967
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $23,967
Contributions to candidates $188,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $13,400.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $13,400.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $12,400.00
W. Kevin Dunlap † Tennessee House, District 43 Dem. $9,400.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $7,400.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $4,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $3,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $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 $188,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $89,000. Of the $99,400 difference, $99,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $99,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hill, Matthew $7,400.00
  • Veeneman, Judy $7,000.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $6,000.00
  • Shepard, David $6,000.00
  • Tidwell, John $6,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $5,500.00
  • BYRD, David $5,000.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $5,000.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $4,000.00
  • Alexander, David $3,000.00
  • …and 35 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
Overmountain PAC $17,600.00
Harwell PAC $10,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
McCormick PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Expenses $10,440.81
Transfer Of Funds $9,378.10
Audit Fees $3,150.00
Reimbursement -- Audit Fee $875.00
Placques $123.18

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Minuteman Press Nashville, TN — $4,932.11

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 2014 Historical $139,146.89 $150,911.20 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58810
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $151,630.89 $139,146.89 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57743
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $166,447.47 $151,630.89 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58163
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $188,005.58 $166,447.47 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 57745
Q2 2014 Historical $238,478.68 $188,005.58 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52362
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $190,212.33 $238,478.68 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51367