Delta Dental of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2012 · Treasurer: Jeffrey Newton · Nashville, TN

Raised
$75,000
Total Spent
$32,897
To TN candidates
$17,900
54% of spending
To other PACs
$14,500
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,400 to 5 candidates
$15,400 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,897 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,900 (54%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $497 ÷ Total spent: $32,897
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $497
Contributions to candidates $17,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,400.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 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 $17,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,400. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of Jim Strickland $1,500.00
  • John Cooper for Nashville $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
A Better Nashville PAC $10,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $497.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fore Holding Corporation Nashville, TN — $75,000.00

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
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $74,775.89 $118,618.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $76,516.02 $74,775.89 Source ↗