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Tennessee Parentsteachers Putting Students First

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2011 · Treasurer: Angelia Dickens · Nashville, TN

Raised
$468,159
Total Spent
$479,849
Operating & other
$277,349
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$161,000
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $50,000 to 23 candidates
$47,000 to 21 Republicans $3,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $479,849 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $277,349 (58%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $277,349 ÷ Total spent: $479,849
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $277,349
Contributions to candidates $161,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $7,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $6,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $5,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $4,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $3,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 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 $161,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $50,000. Of the $111,000 difference, $111,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $111,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $10,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $8,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $6,000.00
  • Carriger, Phillip R. $5,000.00
  • Coggin, Adam $5,000.00
  • Evans, Joshua $5,000.00
  • Wilburn, Leigh $5,000.00
  • Brewer, Troy $5,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $4,000.00
  • Dunham, Robert F. $4,000.00
  • …and 24 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
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
RAAMPAC $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Cas-Pac $4,000.00
McCormick PAC $3,000.00
Green PAC $2,000.00
Red State PAC $2,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mailer $130,870.67
Radio Spot Buy $67,902.70
Independent Expenditure - Mailers $27,496.47
Independent - Mailer - Mary Pierce - S $18,171.24
Phone Banking $7,208.10
Independent - Mailer - Becky Sharpe - O $5,779.50
Television Production $5,413.26
Online Media $4,724.00
Independent - Phone Banking - Mary Pierce - S $4,528.90
Radio Spot Production $2,527.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Studentsfirst Sacramento, CA — $468,159.19

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 2014 Amended Historical $855.72 $962.89 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59914
Pre-General 2014 Historical $130.78 $855.72 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57188
Q3 2014 Historical $52,590.45 $130.78 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55539
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $2,446.81 $52,590.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54181
Q2 2014 Historical $1,100.00 $2,446.81 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52104
Q1 2014 Historical $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50869