TN Advocates for Early Learning
Registered Oct 2017 · Treasurer: William H. Watkins, Jr. · Memphis, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $29,150.00 | $25,000.00 |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $27,555.00 | $24,250.00 |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $46,201.64 | $33,500.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $25,043.20 | $18,500.00 |
| 2022 | $350,194.00 | $206,570.76 | $49,000.00 |
| 2021 | $52,000.00 | $53,150.00 | $36,500.00 |
| 2020 | $55,000.00 | $68,305.00 | $41,500.00 |
| 2019 | $61,000.00 | $47,500.00 | $33,500.00 |
| 2018 | $115,803.00 | $122,827.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $57,150.00 | $43,500.00 | $19,000.00 |
| All years | $691,147.00 | $669,802.60 | $200,750.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $669,803 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $349,553 (52%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $349,553 52%
- To TN candidates $284,500 42%
- To other PACs $35,750 5.3%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $14,500.00 |
| Cameron Sexton | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $6,500.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $6,500.00 |
| Patsy Hazlewood † | Tennessee House, District 27 | Rep. | $6,500.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $5,500.00 |
| Raumesh Akbari † | Tennessee Senate, District 29 | Dem. | $5,500.00 |
| Brent Taylor † | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $284,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $200,750. Of the $83,750 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $82,750 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $9,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $7,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $6,250.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $3,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $2,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | $1,000.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $1,000.00 |
| HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Direct Mail | $97,084.40 |
| Direct Mail And Robo Calls | $94,054.00 |
| Donations | $64,500.00 |
| Survey Research | $33,000.00 |
| Digital Advertising | $20,000.00 |
| Text Message Services | $11,072.40 |
| Voter Contact | $8,566.64 |
| Advertising | $7,500.00 |
| Accounting | $6,485.00 |
| Website | $5,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Advantage Inc. | Voter Contact | 08/05/2024 | $8,326.64 |
| Acquire Digital LLC | Advertising | 08/29/2022 | $7,500.00 |
| Axiom Strategies | Direct Mail And Robo Calls | 07/11/2018 | $6,103.00 |
| Axiom Strategies | Direct Mail And Robo Calls | 07/17/2018 | $6,103.00 |
| Axiom Strategies | Direct Mail And Robo Calls | 07/11/2018 | $5,785.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennesseans for Quality Early Education | Memphis, TN | — | $668,953.00 |
| Kathy B Gibson | Memphis, TN | Bulabs, Inc. | $10,000.00 |
| Baptist Memorial Healthcare | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Concerned Healthcare Executives PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Blair Taylor | Memphis, TN | Memphis Tomorrow | $1,000.00 |
| Gary Schorb | Memphis, TN | Methodist Healthcare | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $28,765.82 | $28,765.82 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130369 |
| Q3 2026 | $20,265.82 | $28,765.82 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129086 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $34,265.82 | $20,265.82 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128035 |
| Q2 2026 | $49,265.82 | $34,265.82 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126275 |
| Q1 2026 | $49,415.82 | $49,265.82 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125359 |
| Year-End 2025 | $76,265.82 | $49,415.82 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123217 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $76,970.82 | $76,265.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121557 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $100,595.82 | $76,970.82 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119623 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $100,595.82 | $100,595.82 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118587 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $109,372.46 | $100,595.82 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116826 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $110,872.46 | $109,372.46 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 122398 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $122,572.46 | $110,872.46 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113825 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $123,172.46 | $122,572.46 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112257 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $146,164.67 | $123,172.46 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110690 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $148,215.66 | $146,164.67 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109497 |
| 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. | |||
| 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 |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $3,201.79 | $5,486.79 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94673 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $3,201.79 | $3,201.79 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92046 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $13,201.79 | $3,201.79 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91074 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $15,701.79 | $13,201.79 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89603 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $18,431.79 | $15,701.79 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88019 |
| Q1 2020 Amended Historical | $13,791.79 | $18,431.79 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87765 |
| 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. | |||
| Q4 2018 Historical | $1,071.79 | $571.79 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82307 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,071.79, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $571.79. | |||
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $141.79 | $1,071.79 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81101 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $1,086.00 | $141.79 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79201 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $13,285.00 | $1,086.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78404 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $13,535.00 | $13,285.00 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76328 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $13,535.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $13,285.00. | |||
| Q1 2018 Historical | $13,650.00 | $13,535.00 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74565 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $13,650.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $13,535.00. | |||
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $0.00 | $13,650.00 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72896 |