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Delta Dental Plan of Tenn Committee for Good Government

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: J. Thomas Perry · Nashville, TN

Raised
$1,050
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$191,688
Operating & other
$166,688
87% of spending
To TN candidates
$21,000
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,250 to 10 candidates
$5,750 to 9 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $191,688 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $166,688 (87%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $166,688 ÷ Total spent: $191,688
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $166,688
Contributions to candidates $21,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $21,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,250. Of the $14,750 difference, $14,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • …and 10 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Close Pac $155,370.35
1120 Tasxes $11,196.00
Check Printing Charges $121.25

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campbell Sowell Columbia, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Leslie Sellers Clinton, TN Sellers Realty LLC $250.00
Carmen Reagan Clarksville, TN Austin Peay State University $200.00

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
Q4 2012 Historical $165,059.18 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46131
Pre-General 2012 Historical $165,059.18 $165,059.18 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44935
Q3 2012 Historical $186,036.03 $165,059.18 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43473
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $190,036.03 $186,036.03 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42714
Q2 2012 Historical $189,912.24 $190,036.03 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40748
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $189,059.08 $189,912.24 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40251