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Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2012 · Treasurer: Russell Anthony · Nashville, TN

Raised
$7,640
Total Spent
$14,271
To TN candidates
$12,000
84% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,000
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,500 to 3 candidates
$6,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,271 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (84%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $271 ÷ Total spent: $14,271
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $271
Contributions to candidates $12,000
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $3,000.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $3,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,500. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jernigan, Darren $3,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $2,500.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Cabellos for Delegate Washington, D.C. $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mileage $170.63
Registry Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $7,640.40

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 2013 Historical $24,586.37 $16,526.17 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49683
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $23,165.90 $24,586.37 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47239