Memphis

Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$155,758
incl. $154,558 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$197,271
Operating & other
$104,571
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$92,700
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $44,700 to 33 candidates
$22,800 to 22 Republicans $21,900 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $197,271 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $104,571 (53%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $104,571 ÷ Total spent: $197,271
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $104,571
Contributions to candidates $92,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $10,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $5,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $5,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,200.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,200.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,200.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,200.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,200.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $1,200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $92,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $44,700. Of the $48,000 difference, $48,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $48,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dunlap, W. Kevin $5,600.00
  • Todd, Curry $5,000.00
  • Smith, Eddie $4,400.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $3,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,200.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,200.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,200.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,200.00
  • Jones, Sherry $1,200.00
  • …and 31 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 $81,148.80
Printing $6,216.04
Logo Apparel $3,389.68
Travel/Lodging $3,110.56
Per Diem For Food And Mileage $2,722.44
Audit Fee $2,500.00
Parking Pass $1,560.00
Billboard $1,200.00
Phone Polling $1,130.00
Deposit/Lodging $600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kelly Keisling Byrdstown, TN — $1,200.00

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 2016 Historical $229,475.49 $239,039.08 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $248,172.20 $229,475.49 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $250,080.90 $248,172.20 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $303,303.50 $250,080.90 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $304,115.16 $303,303.50 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $279,328.05 $304,115.16 Source ↗