Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $172,761.07 $190,159.44 $81,600.00
2025 $223,079.38 $43,438.56 $25,000.00
2024 $198,790.05 $221,143.34 $167,000.00
2023 $231,423.83 $43,182.45 $28,000.00
2022 $281,221.44 $343,041.37 $130,500.00
2021 $276,960.44 $70,194.36 $41,000.00
2020 $352,440.00 $326,901.53 $57,100.00
2019 $158,381.95 $135,471.64 $37,500.00
2018 $255,153.65 $463,449.32 $58,800.00
2017 $286,809.05 $88,336.78 $24,500.00
2016 $253,478.99 $430,751.97 $86,300.00
2015 $150,812.47 $85,516.28 $18,750.00
2014 $206,098.07 $240,967.09 $89,000.00
2013 $159,639.94 $108,684.38 $20,500.00
2012 $176,102.56 $375,393.14 $49,600.00
2011 $208,152.57 $84,278.83 $3,000.00
2010 $201,441.54 $302,142.77 $12,750.00
2009 $208,159.87 $75,250.25 $1,500.00
2008 $386,376.85 $402,739.43 $8,250.00
2007 $192,649.46 $102,202.79 $4,250.00
2006 $188,883.00 $210,318.19 $6,250.00
2005 $176,309.32 $106,499.77 $1,500.00
2004 $169,700.05 $237,372.34 $4,250.00
All years $5,114,825.55 $4,687,436.02 $713,250.00
Raised
$5,114,826
incl. $5,029,561 unitemized small gifts
excl. $2,828 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$4,687,436
To TN candidates
$2,336,840
50% of spending
Operating & other
$1,275,496
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $713,250 to 121 candidates
$334,450 to 85 Republicans $378,800 to 36 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,687,436 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,336,840 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,275,496 ÷ Total spent: $4,687,436
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,275,496
Contributions to candidates $2,336,840

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $49,500.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $42,400.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $41,300.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $28,900.00
W. Kevin Dunlap † Tennessee House, District 43 Dem. $20,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $19,300.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $17,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $16,750.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $16,500.00
Ronnie L. Glynn Tennessee House, District 67 Dem. $15,900.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $2,336,840 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $713,250. Of the $1,623,590 difference, $1,378,440 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $245,150 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $1,378,440 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Contribution $120,789.12
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $30,250.00
  • Coley, James $21,500.00
  • Barnes, Tim $19,750.00
  • Winningham, Leslie $19,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $16,850.00
  • Hill, Matthew $16,400.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $15,750.00
  • Maddox, Mark $15,250.00
  • Better Schools Coalition $15,000.00
  • …and 271 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
Tennessee Democratic Party $177,500.00
House Democratic Caucus $148,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $82,500.00
House Republican Caucus $62,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $59,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $55,500.00
West Tennessee Progress $50,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $49,400.00
Tenn Democratic Party $46,200.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $34,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $25,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Communities for Quality Education Washington, D.C. $25,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Deposit Correction $186,388.50
Polling $123,200.00
Office Expenses $76,351.10
Transfer Of Funds $69,148.68
Audit Fees $66,879.73
Printing, Handling & Postage $63,177.87
Gotv Handling & Postage $58,405.24
Donation $55,000.00
Consulting $50,500.00
Postage & Handling -- Indp. Expenditure $45,037.63

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennesse Eduation Association Nashville, TN — $55,392.76
Directfx Memphis, TN — $17,450.00
Minuteman Press Nashville, TN — $4,932.11
Rosalind Kurita Clarksville, TN Retired $4,500.00
Cmcea Tpace Clarksville, TN — $1,242.25
Earl Wiman Nashville, TN Metro Nashville Department of Education $1,000.00
John Wilder Nashville, TN — $250.00

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
Year-End 2025 $453,129.74 $535,916.91 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123923
Mid-Year 2025 $356,276.09 $453,129.74 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121917
Q4 2024 Historical $369,864.99 $356,276.09 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120074
Pre-General 2024 Historical $337,687.96 $369,864.99 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118629
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $367,886.70 $337,687.96 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 121541
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $417,010.93 $367,886.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116678
Q2 2024 Historical $358,629.38 $417,010.93 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114167
Q1 2024 Historical $378,629.38 $358,629.38 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112685
Year-End 2023 Historical $351,263.07 $378,629.38 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110987
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $190,388.00 $351,263.07 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109889
Q4 2022 Amended Historical $205,963.64 $190,388.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 121537
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $244,663.64 $205,963.64 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 110144
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $259,541.26 $244,663.64 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 121552
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $317,825.53 $259,541.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 121554
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $368,863.44 $317,825.53 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 121919
Q1 2022 Historical $269,657.93 $368,863.44 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98509
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
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $41,801.85 $62,891.85 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 121549
Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical $9,765.83 $41,801.85 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92547
Q3 2020 Historical $79,654.15 $9,765.83 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91050
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $135,011.59 $79,654.15 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 91551
Q2 2020 Historical $28,513.38 $135,011.59 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88154
Q1 2020 Historical $35,013.38 $28,513.38 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87460
Year-End 2019 Historical $23,040.38 $35,013.38 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85437
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $37,103.07 $23,040.38 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84393
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $27,623.87 $37,103.07 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 84388
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $68,985.06 $27,623.87 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 82759
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $122,449.13 $68,985.06 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 82763
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $232,933.47 $122,449.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 81734
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $294,616.59 $232,933.47 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78149
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $221,013.92 $294,616.59 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 81715
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $152,248.32 $221,013.92 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 81289
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $22,541.65 $152,248.32 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71465
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $23,553.80 $22,541.65 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70727
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $61,190.62 $23,553.80 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69377
Q3 2016 Historical $79,976.36 $61,190.62 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67068
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $212,740.14 $79,976.36 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66512
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $219,763.48 $212,740.14 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 66510
Q1 2016 Historical $217,207.39 $219,763.48 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63009
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $248,621.50 $217,207.39 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66685
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $150,911.20 $248,621.50 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61754
Q4 2014 Historical $139,146.89 $150,911.20 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58810
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $151,630.89 $139,146.89 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57743
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $166,447.47 $151,630.89 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58163
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $188,005.58 $166,447.47 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 57745
Q2 2014 Historical $238,478.68 $188,005.58 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52362
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $190,212.33 $238,478.68 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51367
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $205,305.58 $190,212.33 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50139
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $139,256.77 $205,305.58 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48434
Q4 2012 Historical $143,561.79 $139,256.77 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45100
Pre-General 2012 Historical $140,975.44 $143,561.79 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 43430
Q3 2012 Historical $348,446.65 $140,975.44 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 42716
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $350,895.72 $348,446.65 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41412
Q2 2012 Historical $384,501.91 $350,895.72 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40172
Q1 2012 Historical $338,601.81 $384,501.91 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 38951
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $330,128.36 $338,601.81 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38115
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $214,728.07 $330,128.36 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37083
Q4 2010 Historical $189,772.58 $214,728.07 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 34810
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $228,618.59 $189,772.58 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35005
Q3 2010 Historical $399,821.02 $228,618.59 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 32984
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical $402,125.51 $399,821.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 33074
Q2 2010 Historical $373,743.39 $402,125.51 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30989
Q1 2010 Historical $314,110.57 $373,743.39 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29803
Year-End 2009 Historical $279,548.64 $314,110.57 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29034
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $178,164.11 $279,548.64 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27570
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $154,023.15 $178,164.11 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26847
Pre-General 2008 Historical $168,811.86 $154,023.15 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24866
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $240,033.71 $168,811.86 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24556
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $252,586.86 $240,033.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22676
Q2 2008 Historical $251,765.28 $252,586.86 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21635
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $195,029.28 $251,765.28 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20984
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $181,394.95 $195,029.28 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15397
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $104,701.28 $181,394.95 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14058
Q4 2006 Historical $74,866.06 $104,701.28 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12319
Pre-General 2006 Historical $92,569.76 $74,866.06 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11130
Q3 2006 Historical $151,068.15 $92,569.76 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10116
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $166,326.11 $151,068.15 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8998
Q2 2006 Historical $190,070.18 $166,326.11 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7573
Q1 2006 Historical $126,990.04 $190,070.18 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6680
Q4 2005 Historical $128,340.68 $126,990.04 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5632
Q3 2005 Historical $130,639.35 $128,340.68 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4739
Q2 2005 Historical $94,640.35 $130,639.35 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4338
Q1 2005 Historical $57,331.49 $94,640.35 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3694
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $21,815.44 $57,331.49 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2882
Q3 2004 Historical $153,647.17 $21,815.44 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2116
Q2 2004 Historical $183,656.83 $153,647.17 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1142
Q1 2004 Historical $126,187.18 $183,656.83 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 524