TN Advocates for Early Learning

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2017 · Treasurer: William H. Watkins, Jr. · Memphis, TN

Raised

$61,000

Total Spent

$47,500

To TN candidates

$33,500

71% of spending

Operating & other

$11,500

24% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $33,500 to 49 candidates

$27,500 to 39 Republicans $6,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,500 (71%) — 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: $11,500 ÷ Total spent: $47,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$11,500
Contributions to candidates	$33,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $33,500 71%
Operating & other $11,500 24%
To other PACs $2,500 5.3%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$1,500.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$1,000.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$1,000.00
Ed Jackson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 25	Rep.	$1,000.00
Ferrell Haile ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 18	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$1,000.00
Joey Hensley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 28	Rep.	$1,000.00
John Stevens ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 24	Rep.	$1,000.00

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

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton)	$1,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Donations	$11,500.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Dickerson, Steven	Donations	01/07/2020	$1,000.00
Gresham, Dolores	Donations	01/07/2020	$1,000.00
Kelsey, Brian	Donations	01/10/2020	$1,000.00
Lundberg, Jon	Donations	01/10/2020	$1,000.00
Reeves, William S.	Donations	01/10/2020	$1,000.00
Swann, Art	Donations	01/10/2020	$1,000.00
Deberry, Jr., John	Donations	01/10/2020	$500.00
Hall, Mark	Donations	01/10/2020	$500.00
Helton, Esther	Donations	01/10/2020	$500.00
Hill, Matthew	Donations	01/10/2020	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennesseans for Quality Early Education	Memphis, TN	—	$61,000.00

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 2019 Historical	$421.79	$13,791.79	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85780
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$571.79	$421.79	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84055
As filed on this report: cash beginning $571.79, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $421.79.