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Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$264,560
incl. $263,058 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$219,294
To TN candidates
$111,800
51% of spending
Operating & other
$101,494
46% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $69,550 to 64 candidates
$52,400 to 49 Republicans $17,150 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $219,294 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $111,800 (51%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $101,494 ÷ Total spent: $219,294
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $101,494
Contributions to candidates $111,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $3,750.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $3,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $3,000.00
Tom Leatherwood † Tennessee House, District 99 Rep. $3,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $2,550.00
Hilman Dwayne Thompson † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $2,500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,400.00
Gabby Salinas † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $2,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $2,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $111,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $69,550. Of the $42,250 difference, $42,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $42,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $12,300.00
  • Hill, Matthew $4,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $3,250.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $3,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $3,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,700.00
  • Hodges, Jason $1,500.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • …and 15 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Fees $54,965.27
Ra Annual Meeting (Pac Portion) $22,637.84
Travel $7,673.00
Consultant $5,000.00
Campaign Workers $3,000.00
Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee $2,951.78
Mailer $2,520.00
Printing $1,077.30
Lobby Day Expense $605.19
Convention $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tom Haynes Cordova, TN Retired $1,502.00

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 2020 Historical $65,513.14 $71,435.63 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93632
Pre-General 2020 Historical $59,664.09 $65,513.14 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92821
Q3 2020 Historical $54,752.51 $59,664.09 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91608
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $113,403.11 $54,752.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89379
Q2 2020 Historical $56,538.57 $113,403.11 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88720
Q1 2020 Historical $26,153.57 $56,538.57 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87530