Hygienists for Progress

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$3,976
incl. $2,906 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,992
To TN candidates
$1,500
75% of spending
Operating & other
$492
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,992 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,500 (75%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $492 ÷ Total spent: $1,992
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $492
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $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 $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hill, Matthew $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
Travel $328.72
Advertising $163.01

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Frieda Pickett Butler, TN Retired $300.00
Mike Bivens Nashville, TN Bivens & Associates $250.00
Elaine Elder Dayton, TN — $200.00
Karen Duke Murfreesboro, TN — $200.00

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 2015 Historical $4,898.92 $3,408.92 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $1,778.71 $4,898.92 Source ↗