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
$36,500
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,750 to 23 candidates
$11,250 to 17 Republicans $7,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $85,516 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,750 (52%) — 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: $4,266 ÷ Total spent: $85,516
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,266
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
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,000.00
W. Kevin Dunlap † Tennessee House, District 43 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

† 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 $18,750. Of the $26,000 difference, $26,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $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
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • …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
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $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
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: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66685
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $150,911.20 $248,621.50 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61754