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 $3,000 to 6 candidates

$3,000 to 6 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.

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:

Operating & other $7,101 61%
To TN candidates $4,500 39%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Barrett Rich ^†	Tennessee House, District 94	Rep.	$500.00
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 $3,000. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Dennis, Vance $500.00
Hill, Matthew $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

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Collegiate Bead Company	Fundraiser	06/10/2013	$2,925.00
Collegiate Bead Company	Fundraiser	03/22/2013	$2,657.18
Saylor, Diana	Fundraiser	03/15/2013	$769.00
Dickerson, Steven	Donations	05/22/2013	$500.00
American Dental Hygienists Association	Fundraiser	05/02/2013	$125.00
American Dental Hygienists Association	Fundraiser	12/12/2013	$125.00

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: Year-End 2013 filing Report 57081
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical	$3,352.92	$2,643.13	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48106