Delta Dental of Tennessee PAC
Registered Dec 2012 · Treasurer: Jeffrey Newton · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $28,447 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,000 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
Why this number?
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 / overhead spending | $447 |
| Contributions to candidates | $22,000 |
- To TN candidates $22,000 77%
- To other PACs $6,000 21%
- Operating & other $447 1.6%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $11,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $22,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,000. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Black, Diane $2,500.00
- Boyd, Randy $2,500.00
- Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $2,500.00
- Briley, David $1,500.00
- Harwell, Beth $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 |
|---|---|
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $3,000.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $1,000.00 |
| Johnson Victory PAC | $1,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $447.42 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 01/19/2018 | $59.61 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 03/19/2018 | $39.35 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 12/19/2018 | $39.06 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 11/19/2018 | $37.21 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 02/20/2018 | $36.07 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 04/19/2018 | $35.91 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 10/19/2018 | $35.15 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 08/20/2018 | $34.08 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 09/19/2018 | $33.96 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 07/19/2018 | $32.78 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Historical | $80,592.29 | $76,516.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $80,627.44 | $80,592.29 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $97,695.48 | $80,627.44 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $97,728.26 | $97,695.48 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $104,828.41 | $97,728.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $105,063.44 | $104,828.41 | Source ↗ |