Memphis

Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$172,761
incl. $172,661 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$190,159
To TN candidates
$83,600
44% of spending
Operating & other
$73,559
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $81,600 to 12 candidates
$28,400 to 4 Republicans $53,200 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $190,159 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,600 (44%) — 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: $73,559 ÷ Total spent: $190,159
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $73,559
Contributions to candidates $83,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jesse Huseth Tennessee House, District 97 Dem. $15,400.00
Mark Proctor Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $15,400.00
Noah Smith Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $15,400.00
Ronnie L. Glynn Tennessee House, District 67 Dem. $15,400.00
Tony Jay Crisp Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $10,000.00
Andrea Bond Johnson † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $2,000.00
London Lamar † Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $1,000.00
Justin J. Pearson † Tennessee House, District 86 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 $83,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $81,600. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

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
INVICTUS PAC (John Ray Clemmons) $18,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $15,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing, Handling & Postage $37,568.49
Advertising $20,000.00
Printing, Postage & Mailing $9,177.61
Audit Fees $4,000.00
Reimbursement - Quickbooks Software $1,713.34
Tax Preparation $1,100.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $515,764.48 $518,518.54 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130753
Q3 2026 $600,380.59 $515,764.48 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129336
Pre-Primary 2026 $628,061.78 $600,380.59 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128365
Q2 2026 Amended $593,303.34 $628,061.78 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127683
Q1 2026 $535,916.91 $593,303.34 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125082