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Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$214,550
incl. $172,407 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$156,379
Operating & other
$83,379
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$47,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 31 candidates
$13,800 to 22 Republicans $5,200 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $156,379 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,379 (53%) — 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: $83,379 ÷ Total spent: $156,379
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $83,379
Contributions to candidates $47,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $700.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $700.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $700.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $700.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $700.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $47,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,000. Of the $28,000 difference, $28,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,700.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,700.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $800.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $800.00
  • …and 33 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 Democratic Caucus $6,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $6,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Fees $38,862.00
Professional Fees $31,597.00
Convention $6,081.97
Mileage $2,213.55
Travel $1,758.38
Parking Pass $1,580.90
Donations $500.00
Food / Beverage $456.12
Professional Services $129.30
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee State Employees Association Nashville, TN — $42,143.95

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $228,508.71 $196,119.90 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50169
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $139,091.57 $228,508.71 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47994