TN Advocates for Early Learning

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$52,000

Total Spent

$53,150

To TN candidates

$36,500

69% of spending

Operating & other

$8,650

16% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $36,500 to 40 candidates

$29,500 to 32 Republicans $7,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $36,500 (69%) — 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: $8,650 ÷ Total spent: $53,150

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$8,650
Contributions to candidates	$36,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $36,500 69%
Operating & other $8,650 16%
To other PACs $8,000 15%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$1,500.00
Karen Camper ^†	Tennessee House, District 87	Dem.	$1,500.00
Mark White ^†	Tennessee House, District 83	Rep.	$1,500.00
Patsy Hazlewood ^†	Tennessee House, District 27	Rep.	$1,500.00
William Lamberth ^†	Tennessee House, District 44	Rep.	$1,500.00
Bill Powers ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 22	Rep.	$1,000.00
Bob Freeman ^†	Tennessee House, District 56	Dem.	$1,000.00
Bryan Terry ^†	Tennessee House, District 48	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)	$2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$2,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)	$1,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey)	$500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Donations	$8,000.00
Accounting	$650.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
BOWPAC (Bo Watson)	Donations	06/21/2021	$2,000.00
Kelsey, Brian	Donations	06/21/2021	$1,000.00
Lundberg, Jon	Donations	06/21/2021	$1,000.00
Ramsey, Robert (Bob)	Donations	06/21/2021	$1,000.00
Reeves, William S.	Donations	06/21/2021	$1,000.00
Watkins Uiberall, PLLC	Accounting	03/09/2021	$650.00
Curcio, Michael G.	Donations	06/21/2021	$500.00
Gilmore, Brenda	Donations	06/21/2021	$500.00
Helton, Esther	Donations	06/21/2021	$500.00
Johnson, Curtis	Donations	06/21/2021	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennesseans for Quality Early Education	Memphis, TN	—	$52,000.00

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 2021 Amended Historical	$4,183.37	$3,662.11	Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 103760
As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,183.37, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,662.11.
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical	$5,486.79	$4,183.37	Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 103754