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Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$276,960
incl. $276,767 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,194
To TN candidates
$48,594
69% of spending
To other PACs
$21,500
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,000 to 31 candidates
$34,500 to 23 Republicans $6,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,194 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $48,594 (69%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $70,194
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $48,594
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 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 $48,594 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,000. Of the $7,594 difference, $7,594 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,594 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Hodges, Jason $500.00
  • Tenn Education Assoc $94.36

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $218,580.59 $269,657.93 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 121535
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $62,891.85 $218,580.59 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95546