Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$219,038

incl. $219,038 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$312,696

To TN candidates

$133,500

43% of spending

Operating & other

$90,456

29% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $6,750 to 14 candidates

$5,250 to 10 Republicans $1,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $312,696 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $133,500 (43%) — 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: $90,456 ÷ Total spent: $312,696

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$90,456
Contributions to candidates	$133,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $133,500 43%
Operating & other $90,456 29%
To other PACs $88,740 28%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Michael Harrison ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	Rep.	$1,000.00
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$1,000.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$500.00
Jimmy Matlock ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Joe Towns Jr. ^†	Tennessee House, District 84	Dem.	$500.00
Joey Hensley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 28	Rep.	$500.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Rusty Crowe ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 03	Rep.	$500.00
Stratton Bone ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Dem.	$500.00
Curry Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 95	Rep.	$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 $133,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,750. Of the $126,750 difference, $126,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $126,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Rochelle, Bob $15,000.00
Bredesen, Phil $15,000.00
Henry, Douglas $10,000.00
Jones, Sherry $6,000.00
Marrero (Senate), Beverly $5,000.00
Yokley, Eddie $4,500.00
Parker, Mary $4,000.00
Bibb, Robert (Bob) $3,500.00
Fraley, George $3,500.00
West, Jr., Ben $3,500.00
…and 75 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
House Democrat Caucus	$15,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$12,000.00
Senate Democrat Caucus	$10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus	$10,000.00
House Republican Caucus	$10,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus	$10,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party	$10,000.00
TN Republican Party	$10,000.00
The Speaker S Fund	$1,000.00
Montgomery Co. Democratic Party Labor Day	$500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Administrative Fees	$61,418.92
Travel	$16,400.34
Reimburse Travel	$6,492.61
Professional Services	$2,100.00
Bank Fees	$1,358.61
Food / Beverage	$1,314.50
Printing	$1,271.15
Registration Fee	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Tennessee State Employees Association	Administrative Fees	01/10/2006	$40,585.62
Tennessee State Employees Association	Administrative Fees	08/31/2006	$20,833.30
Maxwell House Hotel	Travel	03/31/2006	$8,201.85
Tennessee State Employees Association	Reimburse Travel	03/31/2006	$6,492.61
Paris Landing State Park	Travel	12/19/2006	$2,490.94
Kraft & Company, PLLC	Professional Services	10/24/2006	$2,100.00
Printing	Printing	02/17/2006	$1,271.15
Food / Beverage	Food / Beverage	02/21/2006	$1,017.50
Marriott	Travel	07/26/2006	$378.33
Travel	Travel	02/21/2006	$375.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical	$132,495.18	$141,372.89	Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12597
Pre-General 2006 Historical	$120,056.04	$132,495.18	Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11263
Q3 2006 Historical	$197,196.50	$120,056.04	Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10407
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical	$227,692.86	$197,196.50	Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9011
Q2 2006 Amended Historical	$228,344.86	$227,692.86	Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8873
Q1 2006 Historical	$232,386.33	$228,344.86	Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6201