Dentaquest PAC TN C

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Dentaquest PAC TN C — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $150,000.00 $113,600.00 $0.00
2025 $161,500.00 $374,960.00 $0.00
2024 $23,371.40 $346,642.35 $0.00
2023 $2,500.00 $559,651.58 $15,500.00
2022 $145.05 $614,161.15 $16,500.00
2021 $0.00 $533,046.01 $30,000.00
2020 $250,500.00 $605,538.69 $12,500.00
2019 $2,828,352.90 $336,210.00 $7,500.00
2018 $95,000.00 $90,005.00 $10,500.00
2017 $178,770.05 $57,825.05 $6,500.00
All years $3,690,139.40 $3,631,639.83 $98,500.00
Raised
$3,690,139
incl. $145 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,631,640
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,633,500
73% of spending
Operating & other
$478,280
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $98,500 to 32 candidates
$86,500 to 26 Republicans $12,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,631,640 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,633,500 (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: $478,280 ÷ Total spent: $3,631,640
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $478,280
Contributions to candidates $139,000

“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. $19,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $12,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $9,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $7,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $4,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $4,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $4,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $3,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $139,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $98,500. Of the $40,500 difference, $40,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $40,000 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. $15,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $5,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $3,500.00
  • Smith, Robin $3,000.00
  • Swann, Art $3,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • …and 4 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
Dentaquest PAC - Louisiana $146,160.00
Dentaquest Political Action Committee La $71,600.00
House Republican Caucus $28,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $26,000.00
Dentaquest Political Action Committee Ut $18,000.00
Dentaquest PAC - Al $15,100.00
Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,633,500 to 271 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 19 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
Friends of Ron Desantis Florida $150,000.00
House Majority Florida $120,000.00
Senate Majority Florida $120,000.00
Gopac Virginia $95,000.00
Working Together for Florida Florida $85,000.00
Florida House Republican Campaign Cmte Florida $70,000.00
Democratic Governors Association Washington, D.C. $60,000.00
Republican Party of Florida Florida $60,000.00
Texas House Republican Caucus Texas $55,000.00
Florida Senate Majority Florida $50,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $392,035.75
Legal Services $31,500.00
Pac Services $29,081.18
Irs Fees $20,685.00
Credit Card Processing Fees $1,699.96
Bank Fees $1,392.45
Office Supplies $1,175.49
Registration Fee $450.00
Pac Registration Fee $100.00
Ca Penalty For Late Filing $80.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dentaquest LLC Boston, MA — $3,651,000.00
United States Treasury Kansas City, MO — $22,786.40
Oklahoma Victory Committee Oklahoma City, OK — $10,000.00
Jack Johnson Franklin, TN — $2,500.00
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus Found Baton Rouge, LA — $1,500.00
Dentaquest PAC Alabama Nashville, TN — $585.00
Central United Life Houston, TX — $500.00
Jon Erpenbach Senate Committee Middleton, WI — $500.00
Dentaquest PAC Ut Nashville, TN — $352.90
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis LLP Nashville, TN — $270.05

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $131,713.01 $131,713.01 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $192,613.01 $131,713.01 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $95,313.01 $192,613.01 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $375,393.01 $95,313.01 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $308,773.01 $375,393.01 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $343,823.01 $308,773.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $447,405.19 $343,823.01 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $575,405.19 $447,405.19 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $575,405.19 $575,405.19 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $594,408.37 $575,405.19 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $603,893.96 $594,408.37 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $806,883.14 $603,893.96 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,161,045.54 $806,883.14 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 ↗
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 ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $2,365,491.96 $2,297,958.90 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $2,529,298.95 $2,365,491.96 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $2,855,923.95 $2,529,298.95 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,622,215.95 $2,855,923.95 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $2,627,930.95 $2,622,215.95 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $2,628,540.95 $2,627,930.95 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $131,478.05 $2,628,540.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $136,503.05 $131,478.05 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $44,120.05 $136,503.05 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $44,125.05 $44,120.05 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $67,685.05 $44,125.05 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $67,690.05 $67,685.05 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $121,605.05 $67,690.05 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $121,630.05 $121,605.05 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $0.00 $121,630.05 Source ↗