Tennessee Employees Action Movement
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $414,872 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $312,472 (75%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $312,472 75%
- To TN candidates $97,400 23%
- To other PACs $5,000 1.2%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Mitchell † | Tennessee House, District 50 | Dem. | $7,500.00 |
| Darren Jernigan † | Tennessee House, District 60 | Dem. | $2,500.00 |
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Chris Todd † | Tennessee House, District 73 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Jerome F. Moon † | Tennessee House, District 08 | Rep. | $1,600.00 |
| Antonio Parkinson † | Tennessee House, District 98 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| John Ray Clemmons † | Tennessee House, District 55 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| Tom Leatherwood † | Tennessee House, District 99 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Clark Boyd † | Tennessee House, District 46 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Hilman Dwayne Thompson † | Tennessee House, District 96 | Dem. | $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 $97,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $29,100. Of the $68,300 difference, $68,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $68,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Fitzhugh, Craig $11,800.00
- Harwell, Beth $11,800.00
- Gilmore, Brenda $7,500.00
- Casada, Glen $7,500.00
- Van Huss, Micah $5,000.00
- Stewart, Mike $5,000.00
- Holt, Andrew $2,500.00
- Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
- Powell (2018), Jason $2,500.00
- Coley, James $2,000.00
- …and 10 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Phone Polling | $90,877.54 |
| Professional Fees | $52,550.00 |
| Printing | $45,518.37 |
| Research / Polling | $44,919.40 |
| Billboard | $24,515.00 |
| Administrative Fees | $22,863.84 |
| Postage | $12,417.47 |
| Signs | $8,278.60 |
| Campaign Workers | $3,200.00 |
| Advertising | $2,489.65 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| I360 | Phone Polling | 08/02/2018 | $52,731.49 |
| SPRY Strategies | Professional Fees | 06/21/2018 | $52,550.00 |
| SPRY Strategies | Phone Polling | 07/12/2018 | $23,681.05 |
| Joyner & Hogan Printers | Printing | 07/18/2018 | $23,274.78 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 04/27/2018 | $20,287.20 |
| I360 | Research / Polling | 11/08/2018 | $20,150.61 |
| I360 | Research / Polling | 08/15/2018 | $12,768.79 |
| SPRY Strategies | Research / Polling | 10/15/2018 | $12,000.00 |
| Lamar Companies | Billboard | 08/27/2018 | $10,425.00 |
| SPRY Strategies | Phone Polling | 11/04/2018 | $10,000.00 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Historical | $20,975.05 | $20,852.27 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82971 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $19,811.98 | $20,975.05 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81232 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $29,079.30 | $19,811.98 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79935 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical | $117,778.99 | $29,079.30 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 79883 |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $197,413.14 | $117,778.99 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 79892 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $206,047.31 | $197,413.14 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74764 |