Tennessee Educ Assn Fund For Children Public Edu

Political Action Committee

Raised
$286,179
incl. $286,179 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$49,152
To TN candidates
$24,500
50% of spending
Operating & other
$20,652
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,000 to 27 candidates
$16,500 to 17 Republicans $8,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $49,152 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,500 (50%) — 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: $20,652 ÷ Total spent: $49,152
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $20,652
Contributions to candidates $24,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Kirk Haston Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $2,000.00
Raumesh Akbari Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,000.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Lowell Russell Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Hurt Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,000.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $1,000.00
Sam McKenzie Tennessee House, District 15 Dem. $1,000.00
Tandy Darby Tennessee House, District 76 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 $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Stinnett, Tommy L. $500.00

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
Invictus PAC $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Audit Fees $17,388.56
Reimbursement - Quickbooks Software $1,713.34
Tax Preparation $1,400.00
Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 $535,916.91 $593,303.34 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $453,129.74 $535,916.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $356,276.09 $453,129.74 Source ↗