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Tennessee State Council, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$7,855
Total Spent
$16,533
To TN candidates
$13,000
79% of spending
Operating & other
$3,533
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 3 candidates
$6,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,533 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (79%) — 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: $3,533 ÷ Total spent: $16,533
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,533
Contributions to candidates $13,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $3,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,500.00
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 $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Mancini, Mary $7,000.00

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Canvassing $1,550.07
Donations $1,000.00
Bond Insurancde $336.00
Campaign Workers $254.70
Registry Fee $200.00
Mileage $192.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Service Employees International Union Local 205 (SEIU) Nashville, TN — $7,854.60

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 Historical $11,146.58 $8,075.18 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58640
Pre-General 2014 Historical $10,379.58 $11,146.58 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56988
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $9,548.18 $10,379.58 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58088
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $11,225.38 $9,548.18 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 52726
Q2 2014 Historical $13,276.07 $11,225.38 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52577
Q1 2014 Historical $16,526.17 $13,276.07 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50384