Dentaquest PAC TN C

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$2,500
Total Spent
$559,652
Spent outside Tennessee
$373,500
67% of spending
Operating & other
$107,152
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,500 to 17 candidates
$12,000 to 12 Republicans $3,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $559,652 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $373,500 (67%) — 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: $107,152 ÷ Total spent: $559,652
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $107,152
Contributions to candidates $18,500
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
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
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
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 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
Rebecca Keefauver Alexander † Tennessee House, District 07 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 $18,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 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 $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00

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
House Republican Caucus $20,000.00
Dentaquest PAC - Louisiana $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $373,500 to 77 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
Senate Working Group Inc. Massachusetts $50,000.00
Conservatives for A Better Florida Florida $20,000.00
Conservatives for Good Government Florida $20,000.00
Floridians for Limited Government Florida $20,000.00
Friends of Ben Albritton Florida $20,000.00
House Majority Florida $20,000.00
Living Life With Purpose Florida $20,000.00
Senate Majority Florida $20,000.00
The Oklahoma Sportmen's Fund, Inc. Oklahoma $20,000.00
Friends of Jim Boyd Florida $15,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $106,878.36
Office Supplies $173.22
Credit Card Processing Fees $50.00
Pac Registration Fee $50.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Johnson Franklin, TN — $2,500.00

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 2023 Historical $806,883.14 $603,893.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,161,045.54 $806,883.14 Source ↗