Dentaquest PAC TN C

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$145
incl. $145 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$614,161
Spent outside Tennessee
$448,250
73% of spending
Operating & other
$93,411
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,500 to 15 candidates
$13,500 to 11 Republicans $3,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $614,161 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $448,250 (73%) — 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: $93,411 ÷ Total spent: $614,161
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $93,411
Contributions to candidates $28,500

“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. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
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
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 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 $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural Inc. $7,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • 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 PAC - Al $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $448,250 to 85 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 9 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
House Majority Florida $50,000.00
Senate Majority Florida $50,000.00
Friends of Ron Desantis Florida $50,000.00
Newsom for Ca - Governor 2022 California $32,000.00
Living Life With Purpose Florida $20,000.00
Advancing Florida Agriculture Florida $15,000.00
Clay Conservatives Florida $15,000.00
Ca Democratic Party California $15,000.00
California Democratic Party California $15,000.00
Texas House Republican Caucus Texas $15,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $71,634.49
Irs Fees $20,685.00
Credit Card Processing Fees $798.26
Office Supplies $293.40

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
Q4 2022 Historical $1,204,078.69 $1,161,045.54 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $1,434,473.28 $1,204,078.69 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $1,461,864.53 $1,434,473.28 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $1,487,826.02 $1,461,864.53 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $1,698,377.58 $1,487,826.02 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $1,769,747.89 $1,698,377.58 Source ↗