Memphis

Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$168,680
incl. $168,680 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$200,702
Operating & other
$136,202
68% of spending
To TN candidates
$64,500
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $33,500 to 20 candidates
$29,000 to 16 Republicans $4,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $200,702 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $136,202 (68%) — 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: $136,202 ÷ Total spent: $200,702
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $136,202
Contributions to candidates $64,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked 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
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,000.00
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
Tilman Goins † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00

† 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 $33,500. Of the $31,000 difference, $31,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Carr, Joe $10,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth $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
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,500.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • …and 7 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 $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

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
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $254,363.37 $206,047.31 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73721
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $239,039.08 $254,363.37 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72162