Dentaquest PAC TN C

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2017 · Treasurer: Edward Greissing · Wellesley, MA

Raised
$0
Total Spent
$533,046
Spent outside Tennessee
$361,750
68% of spending
Operating & other
$71,296
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,000 to 17 candidates
$27,000 to 13 Republicans $3,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $533,046 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $361,750 (68%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $71,296 ÷ Total spent: $533,046
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $71,296
Contributions to candidates $35,500
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $2,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $35,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $30,000. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Dentaquest Political Action Committee La $45,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $361,750 to 40 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 10 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Florida House Republican Campaign Cmte Florida $50,000.00
Working Together for Florida Florida $50,000.00
Floridians for Economic Freedom Florida $25,000.00
Jobs for Florida Florida $25,000.00
Prosperity Alliance, Inc. Washington, D.C. $20,000.00
Texas House Republican Caucus Texas $15,000.00
Gop Senate Campaign Cmte Building Fund Ohio $10,000.00
Oh House Rep. Alliance Building Fund Ohio $10,000.00
Better Florida Education Florida $10,000.00
Conservatives for A Better Florida Florida $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $69,735.44
Credit Card Processing Fees $851.70
Office Supplies $708.87

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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2021 Historical $2,248,293.20 $1,769,747.89 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $2,297,958.90 $2,248,293.20 Source ↗