Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$286,809
incl. $286,809 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$88,337
To other PACs
$40,000
45% of spending
To TN candidates
$36,500
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,500 to 19 candidates
$17,500 to 15 Republicans $6,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $88,337 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,000 (45%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $11,837 ÷ Total spent: $88,337
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,837
Contributions to candidates $36,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $4,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $3,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 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 $36,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,500. Of the $13,000 difference, $13,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hill, Matthew $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • BYRD, David $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $1,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $1,000.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • …and 4 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 $12,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $10,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Harwell PAC $3,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $1,000.00
Fitz PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Persuasion Id Calls In Hd 43 $5,614.69
Reimbursement -- Audit Fee $2,150.00
Polling $1,750.00
Fundraiser $1,000.00
Committee Expenses-Hotel $692.64
Council Mtg Mileage $483.25
Reimbursement For Food For Meeting $146.20

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 2017 Amended Historical $152,248.32 $221,013.92 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $22,541.65 $152,248.32 Source ↗