Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$150,812
incl. $150,812 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$85,516
To TN candidates
$44,750
52% of spending
To other PACs
$26,500
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 20 candidates
$9,000 to 15 Republicans $5,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $85,516 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,750 (52%) — 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: $14,266 ÷ Total spent: $85,516
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,266
Contributions to candidates $44,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $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 $44,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $30,250 difference, $30,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
  • Dunlap, W. Kevin $2,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $2,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • BYRD, David $1,000.00
  • …and 20 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
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $2,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $10,000.00
Transfer Of Funds $3,086.28
Reimbursement -- Audit Fee $980.00
Annual Fee $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
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $248,621.50 $217,207.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $150,911.20 $248,621.50 Source ↗