Delta Dental of Tennessee PAC
Registered Dec 2012 · Treasurer: Jeffrey Newton · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $2.46 | $2,000.00 |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $56,550.00 | $53,900.00 |
| 2024 | $90,000.00 | $10,864.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $13,067.41 | $3,000.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $23,013.68 | $9,500.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $38,550.65 | $31,500.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $6,919.24 | $4,000.00 |
| 2019 | $75,000.00 | $32,897.20 | $15,400.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $28,447.42 | $12,000.00 |
| 2017 | $75,000.00 | $3,478.07 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $30,250.00 | $33,600.00 | $11,500.00 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $29,750.00 | $5,250.00 |
| 2014 | $500.00 | $25,500.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $48,100.00 | $8,000.00 |
| 2012 | $150,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $420,750.00 | $360,740.13 | $126,300.00 |
Raised
$420,750
incl. $250 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$360,740
To TN candidates
$269,300
75% of spending
To other PACs
$74,800
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $126,300 to 63 candidates
$120,050 to 56 Republicans $6,250 to 7 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $360,740 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $269,300 (75%) — 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 spending: $16,640 ÷ Total spent: $360,740
| Operating / overhead spending | $16,640 |
| Contributions to candidates | $269,300 |
- To TN candidates $269,300 75%
- To other PACs $74,800 21%
- Operating & other $16,640 4.6%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $24,400.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $15,400.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $11,000.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Pat Marsh † | Tennessee House, District 62 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Randy McNally | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Kelly T Keisling † | Tennessee House, District 38 | Rep. | $2,250.00 |
| Jack Johnson | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| John Stevens | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $269,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $126,300. Of the $143,000 difference, $106,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $36,750 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $106,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $13,000.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $7,000.00
- Lundberg, Jon $5,500.00
- McDaniel, Steve $4,500.00
- Johnson, Curtis $4,000.00
- Reeves, William S. $4,000.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $3,500.00
- Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $3,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $3,500.00
- McCormick, Gerald $3,500.00
- …and 39 more recipients
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 |
|---|---|
| A Better Nashville PAC | $10,000.00 |
| Haslam Inaugural Committee, Inc. | $7,500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $6,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $6,000.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $5,500.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $4,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $4,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $4,000.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $3,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $3,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Sponsorship | $7,500.00 |
| Donations | $5,000.00 |
| Bank Fees | $3,690.13 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $450.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. | Sponsorship | 01/05/2023 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | Donations | 05/19/2014 | $5,000.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/09/2026 | $150.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/13/2014 | $100.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/12/2017 | $100.00 |
| Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/21/2021 | $100.00 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 02/21/2017 | $73.16 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 03/20/2017 | $64.57 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 04/19/2017 | $64.52 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 05/19/2017 | $64.23 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fore Holding Corporation | Nashville, TN | — | $420,000.00 |
| Glenn Harris | Hernando, MS | Retired | $500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $61,256.71 | $61,256.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $61,256.71 | $61,256.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $61,259.17 | $61,256.71 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $117,809.17 | $61,259.17 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Late | $117,809.17 | $117,809.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $27,871.74 | $117,809.17 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $26,403.57 | $27,871.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $26,472.45 | $26,403.57 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $26,509.97 | $26,472.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $36,598.34 | $26,509.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $37,173.17 | $36,598.34 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $50,112.41 | $37,173.17 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Late Historical | $50,235.25 | $50,112.41 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $70,286.61 | $50,235.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $70,312.99 | $70,286.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $70,383.73 | $70,312.99 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $70,435.99 | $70,383.73 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $72,991.93 | $70,435.99 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $73,148.93 | $72,991.93 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $111,376.14 | $73,148.93 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $111,699.58 | $111,376.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $111,773.77 | $111,699.58 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $111,810.35 | $111,773.77 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $118,380.18 | $111,810.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $118,416.37 | $118,380.18 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Late Historical | $118,517.31 | $118,416.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $118,618.82 | $118,517.31 | 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 ↗ |
| 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $32,408.44 | $105,063.44 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $33,541.51 | $32,408.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $33,746.52 | $33,541.51 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $33,799.04 | $33,746.52 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $34,655.03 | $33,799.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $34,708.68 | $34,655.03 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $36,467.05 | $34,708.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $36,624.66 | $36,467.05 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $59,150.47 | $36,624.66 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $67,026.43 | $59,150.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $66,617.49 | $67,026.43 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $66,639.03 | $66,617.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $71,683.95 | $66,639.03 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $87,304.25 | $71,683.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $92,371.21 | $87,304.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Late Historical | $92,445.60 | $92,371.21 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $137,171.36 | $92,445.60 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $139,900.00 | $137,171.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $139,900.00 | Source ↗ |