Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$231,424
incl. $231,424 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$43,182
To TN candidates
$28,500
66% of spending
To other PACs
$14,500
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $27,000 to 28 candidates
$15,500 to 14 Republicans $11,500 to 14 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,182 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (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: $182 ÷ Total spent: $43,182
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $182
Contributions to candidates $28,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Charlane Oliver Tennessee Senate, District 19 Dem. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 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 $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $27,000. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Jones (2023), Justin $500.00

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
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $12,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $182.23
Bank Fees $0.22

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 2023 Historical $351,263.07 $378,629.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Late Historical $190,388.00 $351,263.07 Source ↗