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Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$243,313
incl. $201,169 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$131,589
Operating & other
$86,189
65% of spending
To TN candidates
$45,400
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $29,600 to 14 candidates
$23,100 to 11 Republicans $6,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $131,589 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $86,189 (65%) — 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: $86,189 ÷ Total spent: $131,589
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $86,189
Contributions to candidates $45,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $10,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $2,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $2,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $2,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,200.00
Tilman Goins † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $1,200.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $45,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $29,600. Of the $15,800 difference, $15,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hill, Matthew $2,500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $2,500.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,200.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,200.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Womick, Rick $1,000.00
  • Coley, James $600.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $600.00
  • …and 2 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Fees $81,148.00
Parking Pass $2,040.00
Travel/Lodging $1,678.59
Per Diem For Food And Mileage $1,322.83

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 2015 Amended Historical $269,765.02 $279,328.05 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66657
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $169,161.07 $269,765.02 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61011