Tennesseans For Student Success Action

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2025 · Treasurer: Jessica Jean Fennell · Franklin, TN

Raised
$675,389
Total Spent
$53,495
To TN candidates
$43,000
80% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $43,000 to 23 candidates
$42,000 to 22 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $53,495 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,000 (80%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $495 ÷ Total spent: $53,495
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $495
Contributions to candidates $43,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $7,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
William Slater Tennessee House, District 35 Rep. $1,500.00
Robert Stevens Tennessee House, District 13 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Charlie Baum Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,500.00
Aron Maberry Tennessee House, District 68 Rep. $1,000.00

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

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harshbarger, Robert $1,000.00
  • McCalmon, Jacob $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $344.60
Pac Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Tennesseans For Student Success $500,000.00
Team Kid PAC $175,389.16

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
Q1 2026 $371,894.56 $621,894.56 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $371,894.56 Source ↗