Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$158,382
incl. $158,382 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$135,472
To TN candidates
$90,000
66% of spending
To other PACs
$39,500
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $35,500 to 28 candidates
$25,500 to 18 Republicans $10,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $135,472 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $90,000 (66%) — 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: $5,972 ÷ Total spent: $135,472
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,972
Contributions to candidates $90,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $2,000.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $2,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $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 $90,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $35,500. Of the $54,500 difference, $54,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Forrester & Associates $15,000.00
  • Harpeth Strategies $10,000.00
  • Nashville Justice League $5,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $3,500.00
  • Hodges, Jason $3,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $3,000.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • …and 10 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 $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Party $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage & Handling -- Indp. Expenditure $3,371.64
Polling $2,350.00
Reimbursement For Gas Cards $250.00

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 2019 Historical $23,040.38 $35,013.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $37,103.07 $23,040.38 Source ↗