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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
$6,600
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,500
To TN candidates
$24,500
96% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
3.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,250 to 5 candidates
$2,750 to 4 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,500 (96%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $25,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $24,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $750.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $750.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $750.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $24,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,250. Of the $21,250 difference, $21,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $7,500.00
  • Haslam Inaugural 2011, Inc. $7,500.00
  • Burks, Charlotte $750.00
  • Ketron, Bill $750.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $750.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $500.00
  • …and 3 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 Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Campbell Sowell Columbia, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
DDS Paul Bacon Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
DDS Wayne Johnson Lebanon, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Ed Beasley Jr Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
John Collier Columbia, TN Maury Regional $1,000.00
D D S Bruce Baird Sewanee, TN Self-Employed $700.00
Glenn Harris Hernando, MS Retired $600.00
Lynwood Burkhalter Collierville, TN Retired $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 2010 Historical $8,799.20 $300.17 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35700
Pre-General 2010 Historical $8,799.20 $8,799.20 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 33402
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $25,796.26 $8,799.20 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 35301
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $25,796.26 $25,796.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32125
Q2 2010 Historical $19,193.42 $25,796.26 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31246
Q1 2010 Historical $18,291.18 $19,193.42 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30243

As filed on this report: cash beginning $18,291.18, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $19,193.42.