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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
$218,850
Total Spent
$29,900
To TN candidates
$22,900
77% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,200 to 9 candidates
$5,200 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,900 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,900 (77%) — 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: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $29,900
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $22,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $300.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $300.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 Rep. $300.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,200. Of the $17,700 difference, $17,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Burks, Charlotte $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Matheny, Judd $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $750.00
  • …and 19 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 $5,000.00
Quest PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Delta Dental of Tennessee Nashville, TN — $200,000.00
DDS Victor Beck Columbia, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Laura Stearns Williamston, MI Michigan Catholic Conference $1,750.00
D D S Bruce Baird Sewanee, TN Self-Employed $1,500.00
DDS Paul Bacon Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $1,500.00
DDS Terence Comar Kalamazoo, MI Self-Employed $1,500.00
Ed Beasley Jr Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $1,200.00
J Thomas Perry Nashville, TN Delta Dental of Tennessee $1,200.00
DDS Joseph Raniey Clinton, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
DDS Wayne Johnson Lebanon, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00

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 2011 Amended Historical $9,401.77 $189,059.08 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38119
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $300.17 $9,401.77 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37715