Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN

Raised
$185,562
incl. $178,562 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$253,595
To TN candidates
$165,750
65% of spending
To other PACs
$47,400
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 7 candidates
$2,500 to 4 Republicans $1,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $253,595 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $165,750 (65%) — 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: $40,445 ÷ Total spent: $253,595
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $40,445
Contributions to candidates $165,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $165,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $162,250 difference, $162,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $162,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kilby, Tommy $13,000.00
  • Clabough, Bill $10,000.00
  • Trail, Larry $10,000.00
  • Crutchfield, Ward $7,500.00
  • Herron, Roy $7,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $6,000.00
  • Patton, Robert D. (Bob) $6,000.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $6,000.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $6,000.00
  • Turner, Brenda $6,000.00
  • …and 86 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
Senate Democrat Caucus $15,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tenn Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $6,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $5,000.00
Montgomery Co. Democratic Party Labor Day $500.00
Nashville Women's Political Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators $400.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Travel $12,780.21
Administrative Fees $9,370.00
Supplies $5,505.10
Misc. Expenses $5,158.36
Printing $3,367.80
Postage $1,738.65
Office Supplies $1,299.97
Professional Fees $900.00
Telephone $219.24
Travel/Supplies $106.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
William C Clabough Maryville, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Kathryn Bowers Memphis, TN — $500.00
Tommie Brown Chattanooga, TN — $500.00
Chris Newton Cleveland, TN — $250.00
Joe McCord Maryville, TN — $250.00
John Windle Mason, TN — $250.00
Richard Montogmrey Seymona, 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
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $146,608.12 $146,085.74 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $248,082.13 $146,608.12 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $239,557.68 $248,082.13 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $215,347.35 $239,557.68 Source ↗