Tennessee Forum

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2014 · Treasurer: Dawn Eades · Nashville, TN

Raised

$15,400

Total Spent

$13,009

Operating & other

$13,009

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,009 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,009 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $13,009 ÷ Total spent: $13,009

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$13,009
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $13,009 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Consultant	$8,400.00
Research / Polling	$2,801.44
Direct Mail Production	$910.70
Postage	$338.26
Professional Services	$320.50
Office Supplies	$137.62
Direct Mail Freight	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Rivers Edge Alliance	Consultant	12/15/2015	$5,000.00
Brandfire Consultings LLC	Consultant	12/15/2015	$1,650.00
Rivers Edge Alliance	Consultant	09/10/2015	$1,000.00
Brandfire Consultings LLC	Direct Mail Production	12/15/2015	$910.70
Rivers Edge Alliance	Research / Polling	12/15/2015	$883.85
Rivers Edge Alliance	Research / Polling	12/15/2015	$774.95
Gill Media, Inc.	Consultant	10/12/2015	$750.00
Rivers Edge Alliance	Research / Polling	12/15/2015	$524.70
Brandfire Consultings LLC	Postage	12/15/2015	$338.26
Clifton Larsen	Professional Services	05/11/2015	$320.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
H Lee Barfield	Nashville, TN	Bass Berry Sims	$4,000.00
Joe Scarlett	Nashville, TN	Retired	$3,000.00
Lee Beaman	Brentwood, TN	Self-Employed	$3,000.00
Tennessee Federation for Children	Nashville, TN	—	$3,000.00
Education Alliance Fund	Edmond, OK	—	$1,000.00
Jean Maddox	Nashville, TN	housewife	$1,000.00
J F Sattler	Chattanooga, TN	CBL	$200.00
Lawrence Kown	Nashville, TN	—	$200.00

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
Year-End 2015 Historical	$12,548.81	$7,152.19	Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61639
Mid-Year 2015 Historical	$3,469.31	$12,548.81	Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60240