Delta Dental of Tennessee PAC
Registered Dec 2012 · Treasurer: Jeffrey Newton · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $38,551 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,000 (99%) — 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 | $551 |
| Contributions to candidates | $38,000 |
- To TN candidates $38,000 99%
- Operating & other $551 1.4%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Paul Bailey † | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs † | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | 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 $38,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,500. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
- Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
- Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
- Helton, Esther $500.00
- Jernigan, Darren $500.00
- Johnson, Curtis $500.00
- Lundberg, Jon $500.00
- Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $450.65 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/21/2021 | $100.00 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 03/19/2021 | $40.05 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 12/20/2021 | $39.09 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 10/19/2021 | $38.75 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 09/20/2021 | $37.74 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 07/19/2021 | $37.63 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 05/19/2021 | $37.62 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 11/19/2021 | $37.59 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 02/19/2021 | $36.56 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 01/19/2021 | $36.43 |
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.