TN Advocates for Early Learning

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$350,194

incl. $194 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$206,571

Operating & other

$157,571

76% of spending

To TN candidates

$49,000

24% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $49,000 to 32 candidates

$45,000 to 26 Republicans $4,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $206,571 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $157,571 (76%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $157,571 ÷ Total spent: $206,571

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$157,571
Contributions to candidates	$49,000

Source filings:

Operating & other $157,571 76%
To TN candidates $49,000 24%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Brent Taylor ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 31	Rep.	$5,000.00
Brock Martin ^†	Tennessee House, District 79	Rep.	$5,000.00
Jake McCalmon ^†	Tennessee House, District 63	Rep.	$5,000.00
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$3,000.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$3,000.00
Ferrell Haile ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 18	Rep.	$2,500.00
John Gillespie ^†	Tennessee House, District 97	Rep.	$2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 07	Rep.	$2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$1,500.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$1,500.00

† 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Direct Mail	$91,036.40
Survey Research	$33,000.00
Donations	$14,000.00
Text Message Services	$11,072.40
Advertising	$7,500.00
Accounting	$850.00
Shipping	$111.96

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Anchor Research LLC	Survey Research	07/14/2022	$33,000.00
American Mail Group LLC	Direct Mail	08/04/2022	$26,256.33
American Mail Group LLC	Direct Mail	08/04/2022	$22,139.92
American Mail Group LLC	Direct Mail	08/04/2022	$21,733.95
American Mail Group LLC	Direct Mail	08/04/2022	$20,906.20
Acquire Digital LLC	Advertising	08/29/2022	$7,500.00
Dewitt, Deanne	Donations	06/28/2022	$5,000.00
Weathers, Troy	Donations	06/28/2022	$5,000.00
Acquire Digital LLC	Text Message Services	08/29/2022	$5,000.00
Acquire Digital LLC	Text Message Services	08/29/2022	$2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennesseans for Quality Early Education	Memphis, TN	—	$350,000.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical	$178,327.62	$148,215.66	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107399
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$178,327.62	$178,327.62	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105664
Q3 2022 Historical	$288,817.11	$178,327.62	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 103977
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$321,817.11	$288,817.11	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102122
Q2 2022 Amended Historical	$3,623.11	$321,817.11	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 103762
Q1 2022 Amended Historical	$3,662.11	$3,623.11	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 103761
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,662.11, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,623.11.