Tennessee Employees Action Movement
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Thomas F. Osborne · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $152,582 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $117,582 (77%) — 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 | $117,582 |
| Contributions to candidates | $35,000 |
- Operating & other $117,582 77%
- To TN candidates $35,000 23%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Timothy Hill † | Tennessee House, District 03 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Bo Mitchell † | Tennessee House, District 50 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Page Walley † | Tennessee Senate, District 26 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Dawn White | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Lowell Russell † | Tennessee House, District 21 | Rep. | $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 $35,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $34,500. Of the $500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Swann, Art $1,000.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Administrative Fees | $62,200.00 |
| Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee | $32,575.07 |
| Ra Annual Meeting (Pac Portion) | $15,000.00 |
| Lobby Day Members' Travel | $7,300.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $500.00 |
| Bank Fees | $3.86 |
| Federal Withholding | $2.77 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 12/31/2023 | $32,200.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Administrative Fees | 06/30/2023 | $30,000.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee | 06/30/2023 | $26,992.14 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Ra Annual Meeting (Pac Portion) | 08/01/2023 | $15,000.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Lobby Day Members' Travel | 07/01/2023 | $7,300.00 |
| Tennessee State Employees Association | Meeting Expense For Administrative Committee | 12/22/2023 | $5,582.93 |
| Behn, Aftyn | Campaign Workers | 09/05/2023 | $500.00 |
| Bank of America | Bank Fees | 12/29/2023 | $3.86 |
| Bank of America | Federal Withholding | 06/30/2023 | $2.77 |
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.