Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Terrance Gibson · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $326,902 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $157,331 (48%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $157,331 |
| Contributions to candidates | $105,070 |
- Operating & other $157,331 48%
- To TN candidates $105,070 32%
- To other PACs $64,500 20%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tandy Darby † | Tennessee House, District 76 | Rep. | $8,100.00 |
| Gabby Salinas † | Tennessee House, District 96 | Dem. | $6,000.00 |
| Kirk Haston † | Tennessee House, District 72 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Torrey C. Harris † | Tennessee House, District 91 | Dem. | $5,000.00 |
| Gloria Johnson † | Tennessee House, District 90 | Dem. | $4,000.00 |
| Vincent Dixie † | Tennessee House, District 54 | Dem. | $3,000.00 |
| Antonio Parkinson † | Tennessee House, District 98 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Bob Freeman † | Tennessee House, District 56 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Harold M. Love, Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 58 | 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 $105,070 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $50,100. Of the $54,970 difference, $54,970 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $54,970 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Templeton, Jai $10,000.00
- Hodges, Jason $5,500.00
- Holsclaw, John B. $5,000.00
- Stewart, Mike $4,600.00
- Dickerson, Steven $4,000.00
- Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $4,000.00
- Smith, Catrina $3,500.00
- Cooper, Barbara $3,000.00
- Scruggs, Glenn $2,500.00
- Couch, Virginia $2,500.00
- …and 7 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $19,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $10,000.00 |
| Senate Rep Caucus | $10,000.00 |
| AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) | $7,500.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | $2,500.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $2,500.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Consulting | $28,000.00 |
| Polling | $27,200.00 |
| Voter Registration & Gotv | $20,000.00 |
| Postage & Handling -- Indp. Expenditure | $17,540.62 |
| Printing & Processing - Ind Exp | $10,074.11 |
| Web & Social Media For Primary Election | $10,000.00 |
| Digital Ads For Public Education | $10,000.00 |
| Postage & Mailing | $6,228.90 |
| Postage & Handling | $4,740.00 |
| Printing, Postage & Mailing | $4,640.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRY Strategies | Consulting | 05/21/2020 | $28,000.00 |
| SPRY Strategies | Polling | 07/17/2020 | $17,200.00 |
| Real TN Values PAC | Voter Registration & Gotv | 12/18/2020 | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Investor Fund | Voter Registration & Gotv | 12/18/2020 | $10,000.00 |
| The Majority Institute | Polling | 09/08/2020 | $10,000.00 |
| Counterpoint Messaging | Web & Social Media For Primary Election | 07/01/2020 | $10,000.00 |
| Counterpoint Messaging | Digital Ads For Public Education | 10/13/2020 | $10,000.00 |
| Directfx | Printing & Processing - Ind Exp | 10/08/2020 | $6,070.00 |
| Directfx | Postage & Handling | 07/07/2020 | $4,740.00 |
| U. S. Postmaster | Postage | 10/14/2020 | $4,389.87 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $41,801.85 | $62,891.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $9,765.83 | $41,801.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $79,654.15 | $9,765.83 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical | $135,011.59 | $79,654.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $28,513.38 | $135,011.59 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $35,013.38 | $28,513.38 | Source ↗ |