CONNIE REGULI – 2025
How does it work?
Bad Bills
Blocking or Ignoring Citizens voice on committees
Dark Money
Influence Political Decisions and Votes
Influencers
PACS
Lobbyists
Professional Associations
Non-profits – Robbing the tax rolls of revenue
501c2 – hold real property for nonprofits
501c3 – public purpose nonprofits
501c4 – political action committees
WE ARE MERELY PAWNS
WELCOME TO TENNESSEE
6 members of the Tennessee Supreme Court
3 Grand Divisions of the state courts (East, Middle, West)
18 appellate judges
32 judicial districts
40 Executive Branch Agencies
280 Commissions and Boards
99 state representatives
33 state senators
9 congressional districts
2 US senators
Local governments
95 counties
346 cities
200 towns
Numerous “special districts”
Consolidated city-county governments
43,500 state employees – the largest employer in the State.
24,300 felony prisoners – $1.5 billion budget
13,000+ children in out of home placement – $1.5 billion budget
WHAT IS “DARK MONEY”
Financial influence over politicians, including their decisions to fund programs, appropriate tax dollars, pass legislation, block legislation, make leadership decisions, silence citizens, influence and pressure on other legislators, block elections, and more.
It is not money that is earned by the hard labor of Americans.
Some of the money comes from your faithful financial support of politicians that you were convinced would SERVE the people.
Some of the money is pitched back and forth between politicians through PACs (political action committees).
Some of the money comes from corporations and their associated PACS.
Some of the money comes from professional associations, labor unions, LAWYERS, and likewise.
Some of the money comes from fake PACs, foreign oligarchs, special interests, and foreign governments.
PACS – Political Action Committees
A PAC is a ‘non-profit’ that collects, raises, and trades money into the PAC account
THEN those funds are given to candidates and politicians for influence.
CORPORATE PAC
ASSOCIATION PAC
LAWFIRM PAC
LEGISLATORS AND POLITICIAN
SPECIAL INTEREST
Tennessee Campaign Look Up
Political PACs by State Legislators
While contributions by individuals are limited,
PAC contributions are NOT.
Cameron Sexton
Formed September 2013
Cam Pac Recent contributions
AGC PAC – construction
Expenses – Same Report – Southland paid $28,000
JACK JOHNSON PAC
Jack – PAC as of July 2024
RAND McNALLY PAC
Donations to the PAC
So who IS controlling the Legislature?
PACs
1,594 registered with Tennessee Election Finance
LEGISLATOR AND POLITICIANS
Self Endorsement
Eugene Bulso – Attorney
Gino Bulso has been a trial lawyer for the past 22 years. During his career, Gino has obtained judgments on behalf of the firm’s clients totaling in excess of $30 million and has recovered more than $50 million in settlement. He has successfully tried more than 70 cases to verdict and has recovered multi-million dollar judgments in both complex commercial and personal injury cases. Adverse jury verdicts against Gino’s clients over the last 22 years have totaled $45,000.
2018 – Seat won by Brandon Ogles
Then the 2022 Election – Brandon Ogles did not run for re-election.
SELF ENDORSED – $651,000
ALL TO EARN $33,060 PER YEAR.
Rep. Gino Bulso (R- Dist. 61-Brentwood) has officially filed House Bill 0026 (HB0026), entitled the Unborn Child Protection Act of 2025 which, if passed, will reaffirm, “Human life begins at fertilization,” and that, “An unborn child is entitled to the full and equal protection of the laws that prohibit violence against any other person.”
The bill is based on already existing federal laws banning the mailing of or receiving in the mail abortion pills, and states, “a manufacturer, distributor, seller, or reseller, of an abortion-inducing drug shall not mail or deliver an abortion-inducing drug into this state.” Consequences for violations of this law that result in the death of an unborn child would cause the responsible entity to be liable for damages in the amount of $5,000,000.
Refusal to meet with constituents
Cancelled three meetings.
POLITICS AND SCHOOL VOUCHERS
LOOK WHO LOST IN 2024
Several Tennessee incumbents lost in Thursday’s Republican primary elections
Longtime Republican lawmakers like Frank Niceley and John Ragan lost their seats on Thursday.
Republican Rep. Bryan Richey also lost to Tom Hatcher in a race to get his party’s nomination in a race to replace retiring Senator Art Swann. Richey served as a state representative since 2022 and was running for a seat in the Tennessee Senate this year.
A Republican senator from Bristol, Jon Lundberg, also lost his party’s nomination to Bobby Harshbarger. Lundberg has been a state senator since 2016 and only captured around 48% of the vote.
Republican Representative John Ragan from Oak Ridge lost to Rick Scarbrough, a former police chief in Clinton. Ragan represented his district in the House of Representatives since 2011 and captured around 47% of the vote.
Scarbrough’s campaign was marked by around $14,400 in aggregate contributions by the Team Kid PAC — a group that gave money to candidates who either advocated for universal school voucher proposals or did not speak against them.
School Voucher
Governor Bill Lee campaigned in 2018 on SCHOOL CHOICE and voucher legislation
First bill introduced in 2019
Glen Casada – Speaker of the House
Cade Cothren – Chief of Staff
First Vote on Floor – April 2019
Casada suspended the vote until Jason Zachery changed his vote
Tim Burchett was mayor of Knoxville – opposed vouchers
Zachery changed his vote
Cameron Sexton voted NO.
April 2019 – Gov. Lee
Investigation commenced on Casada and Cothern.
School voucher “bribery” then morphed into public corruption.
Total alleged violations in producing constituent mailers – $51,000
Total gain by Glen Casada – Less than $5,000.
General Assembly entered a vote of no confidence on Glen Casada who stepped down as speaker.
Cameron Sexton elected Speaker of the House in 2019.
Sexton comes from East Tennessee, Crossville
Worked with Randy McNally politically about 1980.
Randy McNally initiated the Rocky Top investigation.
Williamson County Lee Reeves
DARK MONEY REPORTED BY THE SCENE – JULY 2024
“The governor has called the dogs in,” Warner said. “He wants this school choice bill to pass, I guess before he leaves office. They’ve got the money and he’s called them in here, and they’re attacking true conservatives.”
Beathard’s supporters estimate that approximately $700,000 has been spent by dark money PACs, with Tennessee Stands estimating that around $900,000 has been spent by PACs in support of Reeves.
Tennessee’s public Online Campaign Finance reports reveal substantial financial backing for Reeves and against Beathard from PACs both in Tennessee and from outside the state.
Washington, D.C.-based School Freedom Fund spent more than $409,000 in TV ads, more than $19,000 in direct mail, $2,770 in digital ads, $1,685.40 in text messages, $3,250.00 in palm cards and $45,760.00 in campaign marketing in support of Reeves.
Virginia-based Americans for Prosperity PAC spent more than $20,000 for canvassing, $4,150 for door hangers, more than $8,000 on mailers, more than $5,000 on postage and $4,450 on digital ads in support of Reeves.
Americans For Prosperity also spent more than $4,000 on mailers and more than $3,000 on postage in opposition to Beathard.
Nashville-based Tennesseans For Putting Students First spent $14,460 on direct mail and $15,000 on digital ads in support of Reeves.
Franklin-based Team Kid PAC spent more than $22,000 on printing services and $10,150 on advertising in support of Reeves.
Dark Money and the School Voucher Bill
Sam Whitson
Tennesseans for Student Success – Team Kids Pac
Voucher groups spending in the Tennessee
2024 Republican primary
(includes spending in support of candidate and against opponents)
Candidate to boost
Total spent
School Freedom Fund ($3.1M Total)
Tennessee Federation For Children ($480K)
Americans For Prosperity Action ($416K)
Tennesseans for Student Success ($395K)*
TennesseanCan ($66K)
Lee Reeves in House district 65 (Franklin)
$968,505
$787,100
$67,477
$49,060
$35,408
$29,460
Aron Maberry in House district 68 (Clarksville)
$801,287
$678,805
$15,121
$44,694
$34,727
$27,941
Jessie Seal in Senate District 08 (Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Jefferson, Sevier and Union counties)
$738,761
$563,344
$154,742
$20,676
Jason Emert in House district 20 (Maryville)
$666,302
$554,797
$65,531
$45,974
Tom Hatcher in Senate District 02 (Blount, Monroe, Polk and part of Bradley counties)
$543,943
$524,282
$19,661
Ragan (lost) – Tennesseans for Putting Students First
Scarbrough – (Beat Ragan) 2024
Big Beautiful Bill – tax break for school vouchers
CONSTITUTIONALLY LAME
June 2025 – Ohio Court ruled school vouchers are unconstitutional
School Non-Profits
CHARTER SCHOOLS – PUBLICLY FUNDED
Kipp Nashville – $70,805,983
Kipp Nashville
Kipp
Kipp Nashville – Beth Harwell
Kipp Nashville
LAND AND BUILDINGS – $67,933,980
Kipp
Secretary of State of Tennessee filing
Tennessee checkbook
KIPP and charter schools
Tenn Atty General –
Other Attorneys 2024 – 2025
Bradley Arrant Boult Cummings – $305K
Fusion Law – $131K
Rose Immigration Law – $100K
Baker Donelson – $200k
TOTAL – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (Including multiple law firms) $2,787,000
Many of these firms make political contributions to candidates.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE CONTRACTORS
CORECIVIC – operate 14 private prisons in Tennessee
MAXIMUS – manages child support enforcement and collection
YOUTH VILLAGES – houses children in foster care and group homes
2024 – 2025 BUDGET
CORECIVIC – 43,199,792
MAXIMUS – 11,278,548 + 4,534,301 = 15,812,849
YOUTH VILLAGES – 7,451,424
The government claims that Maximus provided false information about its performance. Instead of scoring calls randomly, which the contract required, Maximus allegedly encouraged its quality monitors to select specific calls that would show better results. By choosing calls that were easier to rate highly, the company was able to report artificially high quality scores. These inflated scores made it seem like Maximus was doing a better job than it really was.
Four Pharmacists Sentenced in $13M Health Care Fraud
The problem with this, according to the U.S. government, is that the Census Bureau used these scores to determine how much money Maximus should receive. Since the scores were misleading, Maximus ended up receiving higher payments, known as “award fees,” than it should have. These payments were meant to reward Maximus for performing well on the contract, but the company’s dishonest reporting led to it being paid more than it deserved.
YOUTH VILLAGES
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System – TCRS
2012 – Changed the law to permit private equity funding of TCRS
2023
2025 – Bill to ban Chinese Investments – Passed in 2025
Private Equity and
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement Fund
2025
Advent
Great Hill Equity Partners
TCRS = Public Stock Market Holdings
NVIDIA – Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Gaming
META – Facebook
Alphabet – Google
NovoNordisk – Medications, Obesity, Diabetes, Hemophilia
Berkshire Hathaway – multiple industries (like State Street, Vanguard, or BlackRock)
Eli Lilly – Rx
Broadcom – Semiconductors
Who is making those investment decisions:
George Michael Brakebill
George Brakebill – $465,000 per year
TCRS Legislative Council on Pensions
PARENTAL RIGHTS
2024
https://legiscan.com/TN/text/HB2936/2023 – ACTUAL SIGNED BILL
https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2936.pdf – DRAFT
The Parental Rights Foundation – nonprofit says this:
YOU HAVE PARENTAL RIGHTS UNLESS:
Alliance for Defending Freedom – Lobbied
MICHAEL FARRIS
Michael Farris –
2022 Alliance Defending Freedom
Farris – $848,848
2021 Alliance Defending Freedom
Farris – $625,242
Adf Foundation
Adf Foundation – 2023
Farris – $848,848
Tenn SOS
GENDER MANIPULATION
TENNESSEE TOUTS A WIN
BUT DOES THIS RULING PUT A CHASM BETWEEN PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GOVERNMENT CONTROL
RULING: Government can create controls and regulations
Regarding children.
Child welfare and Foster care
Under Gov. Lee, the DCS budget has nearly doubled.
2018 – $816,967
2025 – $1.5 billion
Private contractors over $661 million
Youth Villages
Omni
Omni Family
Investigations into fraud
Child Advocacy Center
Group Home – Child Abuse
Isaiah House
Undocumented Children
CONTRACTORS
YOUTH VILLAGES
Patrick Lawler – $1,337,595
Foster care – $9,414,404
Holdings in Real Estate – $194,426,581
Properties in Davidson County
Shelby County Youth Villages Property Records
Merger with Boys Town, Inc. Memphis – 1987
BOYS TOWN SUBJECT OF NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION FOR CHILD ABUSE
THE LINCOLN SCANDAL
WHO IS OMNI?
Omni – James Henry
Selected by Gov Haslam as commissioner of DCS – 2011
While Omni had a 53 million dollar contract with DCS
DCS vendors housing Tennessee children
Non-Profits – OTHER
Children’s Advocacy Center
Served a government function and received at least $5,287,078 in support and revenue.
33% from government sources. ($1,744,735).
Air, Farms, Development
IN 2024 THIS HAPPENED:
OCTOBER 2024 LAWSUIT
In Dec 2024, the case was dismissed with this:
Governor Lee’s SEVEN special sessions
AND FOR US ???
Fake crimes
Control of our professions and property
Control of our children
Control of our lives
NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
We need eyes on every government, state legislator, board and commission, election, and budget item.
Thank you
Connie Reguli
Spring Hill July 22 –
Wilson County Aug 9 –
Athens, McMinn County, Aug 29 –
Camden, Benton County, Sept 11 (5 pm) – FYI Clinic, 153 Washington Ave., Camden (Debbie Arnold Baldwin)
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