Tennessee Employees Action Movement
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $182,909 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $121,709 (67%) — 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 | $121,709 |
| Contributions to candidates | $52,700 |
- Operating & other $121,709 67%
- To TN candidates $52,700 29%
- To other PACs $8,500 4.6%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Mitchell † | Tennessee House, District 50 | Dem. | $3,000.00 |
| Tom Leatherwood † | Tennessee House, District 99 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $2,700.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Bud Hulsey † | Tennessee House, District 02 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Dawn White † | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $1,200.00 |
| Ed Jackson † | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $1,200.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $1,200.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | 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 $52,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $38,300. Of the $14,400 difference, $14,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $14,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Jernigan, Darren $2,000.00
- Weaver, Terri LYNN $2,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $1,200.00
- Reeves, William S. $1,200.00
- Beck, Bill $1,000.00
- Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
- Deberry, Jr., John $1,000.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
- Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
- Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
- …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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| TN Republican Party | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Fees | $62,745.81 |
| Research / Polling | $16,528.21 |
| Convention | $15,941.67 |
| Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee | $7,530.79 |
| Lobby Day Members' Travel | $6,652.00 |
| Travel | $3,768.67 |
| Registration Fee | $3,566.00 |
| Professional Services | $3,021.00 |
| Reimburse Travel | $1,410.72 |
| Logo Apparel | $229.32 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 06/30/2019 | $37,919.46 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 12/31/2019 | $24,826.35 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Convention | 01/30/2019 | $15,941.67 |
| I360 | Research / Polling | 03/14/2019 | $12,333.21 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Lobby Day Members' Travel | 03/26/2019 | $6,652.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee | 04/30/2019 | $6,333.67 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Travel | 06/08/2019 | $3,768.67 |
| TN Bureau of Ethics | Registration Fee | 04/30/2019 | $3,080.00 |
| BLR | Professional Services | 11/19/2019 | $3,021.00 |
| SPRY Strategies | Research / Polling | 02/04/2019 | $2,650.00 |
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.