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Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$195,965
incl. $195,965 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$225,758
Operating & other
$131,458
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$60,900
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,400 to 18 candidates
$7,600 to 13 Republicans $1,800 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $225,758 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $131,458 (58%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $131,458 ÷ Total spent: $225,758
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $131,458
Contributions to candidates $60,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,800.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $800.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $400.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $400.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $400.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $400.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $400.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $400.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $400.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $60,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,400. Of the $51,500 difference, $51,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $51,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Finney, Lowe $2,800.00
  • Henry, Douglas $2,800.00
  • Walker, Randy M. $2,800.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,900.00
  • Coleman, Samuel E. $1,900.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,900.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $1,900.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,800.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,600.00
  • Winningham, Leslie $1,400.00
  • …and 82 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 Democratic Caucus $5,500.00
House Republican Caucus $5,500.00
Tenn Democratic Party $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $4,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $4,500.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00
KPAC $400.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Fees $71,610.98
Transfer To Tsea For Land Purchase $54,000.00
Food / Beverage $3,254.12
Printing $1,745.00
Travel $847.50

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 2010 Historical $110,640.77 $129,210.03 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36011
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $118,440.77 $110,640.77 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35314
Q3 2010 Historical $94,850.59 $118,440.77 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33800
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical $132,343.09 $94,850.59 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 35315
Q2 2010 Historical $126,808.83 $132,343.09 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31513
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $169,307.78 $126,808.83 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30549