Tennessee Employees Action Movement

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$189,289
incl. $189,289 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$167,697
Operating & other
$110,447
66% of spending
To TN candidates
$54,750
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $39,750 to 31 candidates
$32,250 to 24 Republicans $7,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $167,697 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $110,447 (66%) — 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 spending: $110,447 ÷ Total spent: $167,697
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $110,447
Contributions to candidates $54,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $3,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $54,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $39,750. Of the $15,000 difference, $15,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Campbell, Scotty $2,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Fees $90,000.00
Ra Annual Meeting (Pac Portion) $11,037.00
Reimburse Travel $6,801.57
Mailer $2,508.00
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2021 Historical $101,854.43 $93,048.65 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $71,435.63 $101,854.43 Source ↗