Hygienists for Progress

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2005 · Treasurer: Carmen R. Pinkston RDH · Memphis, TN

Raised
$9,483
incl. $8,043 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,601
Operating & other
$7,101
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,500
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 5 candidates
$2,500 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,601 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,101 (61%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $7,101 ÷ Total spent: $11,601
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,101
Contributions to candidates $4,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • Rich, Barrett $500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser $6,601.18
Donations $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Second District Dental Hygienist Society Knoxville, TN — $800.00
Memphis Dental Hygienists Assoc Germantown, TN — $273.00
Patti June Johnson Townsend, TN William H Savell, Jr $125.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $2,643.13 $917.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $3,352.92 $2,643.13 Source ↗