Tennessee Employees Action Movement
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN
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 / overhead spending | $110,447 |
| Contributions to candidates | $54,750 |
- Operating & other $110,447 66%
- To TN candidates $54,750 33%
- To other PACs $2,500 1.5%
Contributions to 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| 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 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 06/30/2021 | $60,000.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 12/31/2021 | $30,000.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Ra Annual Meeting (Pac Portion) | 06/30/2021 | $11,037.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Reimburse Travel | 06/30/2021 | $6,801.57 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Mailer | 10/27/2021 | $2,508.00 |
| TN Bureau of Ethics | Annual Pac Fee | 01/29/2021 | $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.