Tennessee Employees Action Movement
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $200,702 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $136,202 (68%) — 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 / overhead spending | $136,202 |
| Contributions to candidates | $64,500 |
- Operating & other $136,202 68%
- To TN candidates $64,500 32%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $6,500.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Janice Bowling † | Tennessee Senate, District 16 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs † | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Sara Kyle † | Tennessee Senate, District 30 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| Andrew Ellis Farmer † | Tennessee House, District 17 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Ed Jackson † | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | 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 $64,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $28,000. Of the $36,500 difference, $36,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $36,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Carr, Joe $10,000.00
- Harwell, Beth $2,000.00
- Niceley, Frank $2,000.00
- Powell (2018), Jason $2,000.00
- Sanderson, Bill $2,000.00
- Tillis, Thomas R. $2,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $1,500.00
- Goins, Tilman $1,500.00
- McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,500.00
- …and 11 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Fees | $99,498.50 |
| Per Diem For Food And Mileage | $11,232.07 |
| Phone Polling | $4,545.35 |
| Printing | $4,335.07 |
| Travel/Lodging | $3,836.76 |
| Parking Pass | $3,500.00 |
| Dues / Subscriptions | $2,982.95 |
| Professional Services | $2,500.00 |
| Phone Call Service | $1,875.50 |
| Food / Beverage | $1,138.77 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 12/31/2017 | $58,924.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 06/30/2017 | $6,762.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 05/31/2017 | $6,762.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 04/30/2017 | $6,762.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 03/31/2017 | $6,762.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 02/28/2017 | $6,762.40 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 01/31/2017 | $6,762.10 |
| Overholser, Paul | Per Diem For Food And Mileage | 12/08/2017 | $4,357.55 |
| Paris Landing State Park | Travel/Lodging | 06/05/2017 | $3,836.76 |
| Allegra Printing | Printing | 11/08/2017 | $3,462.07 |
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.