Hygienists for Progress

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Hygienists for Progress — 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 $3,983.04 $1,922.58 $1,000.00
2025 $5,082.78 $1,130.54 $0.00
2024 $5,144.26 $6,825.94 $3,500.00
2023 $2,738.69 $1,345.20 $500.00
2022 $5,687.00 $4,075.12 $1,500.00
2021 $5,404.30 $2,427.08 $0.00
2020 $0.00 $2,250.00 $1,250.00
2019 $4,915.00 $1,000.00 $0.00
2018 $2,830.00 $3,660.00 $1,000.00
2017 $4,710.00 $2,021.18 $0.00
2016 $3,678.00 $4,305.72 $1,500.00
2015 $3,975.97 $1,991.73 $1,000.00
2014 $5,826.48 $4,437.73 $500.00
2013 $9,482.56 $11,601.18 $2,500.00
2012 $9,136.43 $5,250.00 $2,000.00
2011 $4,547.01 $3,114.14 $1,000.00
2010 $5,631.33 $5,350.01 $500.00
2009 $3,086.00 $3,123.76 $0.00
2008 $3,137.00 $2,500.00 $500.00
2007 $3,358.50 $2,364.92 $0.00
2006 $3,905.00 $3,983.41 $0.00
2005 $2,074.00 $1,477.23 $0.00
All years $98,333.35 $76,157.47 $15,950.00
Raised
$98,333
incl. $80,713 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$76,157
To TN candidates
$40,700
53% of spending
Operating & other
$34,207
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,950 to 20 candidates
$14,450 to 17 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $76,157 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,700 (53%) — 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: $34,207 ÷ Total spent: $76,157
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $34,207
Contributions to candidates $40,700

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $3,750.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,250.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Rebecca Keefauver Alexander † Tennessee House, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $750.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $750.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $40,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,950. Of the $24,750 difference, $22,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $2,300 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $22,450 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 $7,800.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $1,500.00
  • Shipley, Tony $1,250.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,100.00
  • Haslam, Bill $900.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $850.00
  • Evans, Joshua $700.00
  • Rich, Barrett $700.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • …and 20 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
Doc PAC $500.00
Green PAC $500.00
RAAMPAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser $10,899.63
Fundraiser Food And Beverage $4,970.67
Food / Beverage $3,864.89
Fundraiser Event $3,811.22
Donations $2,750.00
Fundraising Location Rental Fee $1,475.00
Hotel $934.43
Bank Fees $673.76
Lobby Day Giveaways $515.54
Promotional Items $514.85

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Denal Hygienist Association Memphis, TN — $5,360.00
Mike Bivens Nashville, TN Bivens & Associates $3,413.99
Frieda Pickett Butler, TN Retired $800.00
Second District Dental Hygienist Society Knoxville, TN — $800.00
Patti June Johnson Townsend, TN William H Savell, Jr $605.00
West TN Dental Hygienists Assoc Adamsville, TN — $500.00
Nashville Area Dentala Hygienists Socie Nashville, TN — $300.00
Susan Melton Knoxville, TN Dr. William Proffitt $300.00
Memphis Dental Hygienists Assoc Germantown, TN — $273.00
Nashville Dental Inc. Madison, TN — $250.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $13,742.24 $12,742.24 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $10,636.78 $13,742.24 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $10,681.78 $10,636.78 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $10,771.78 $10,681.78 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $6,729.54 $10,771.78 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $7,774.54 $6,729.54 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $7,774.54 $7,774.54 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $8,819.54 $7,774.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $8,819.54 $8,819.54 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $8,041.22 $8,819.54 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $8,411.22 $8,041.22 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $8,501.22 $8,411.22 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $7,017.73 $8,501.22 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $7,562.73 $7,017.73 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $7,577.73 $7,562.73 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $7,622.73 $7,577.73 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $7,637.73 $7,622.73 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $5,403.35 $7,637.73 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $5,985.83 $5,403.35 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $3,152.07 $5,985.83 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $3,845.32 $3,152.07 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Historical $3,890.32 $3,845.32 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $3,890.32 $3,890.32 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $4,685.32 $3,890.32 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $4,700.32 $4,685.32 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $6,245.32 $4,700.32 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $6,290.32 $6,245.32 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $7,381.47 $6,290.32 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,642.68 $7,381.47 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $3,687.68 $3,642.68 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,702.68 $3,687.68 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $4,747.68 $3,702.68 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $4,762.68 $4,747.68 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $4,637.68 $4,762.68 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $4,682.68 $4,637.68 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $4,872.68 $4,682.68 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $2,486.20 $4,872.68 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $4,531.20 $2,486.20 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $4,546.20 $4,531.20 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $4,441.20 $4,546.20 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Late Historical $4,041.20 $4,441.20 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $3,863.92 $4,041.20 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $3,408.92 $3,863.92 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $4,898.92 $3,408.92 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $1,778.71 $4,898.92 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $2,233.71 $1,778.71 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $2,103.71 $2,233.71 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $1,813.55 $2,103.71 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $2,553.43 $1,813.55 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $1,769.18 $2,553.43 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $917.94 $1,769.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $2,643.13 $917.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $3,352.92 $2,643.13 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $4,733.45 $3,352.92 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $3,073.10 $4,733.45 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $779.95 $3,073.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Late Historical $815.69 $779.95 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $1,031.66 $815.69 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Late Historical $773.64 $1,031.66 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $2,936.33 $773.64 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $435.37 $2,936.33 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Historical $1,243.76 $435.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $2,842.56 $1,243.76 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $1,712.13 $2,842.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $2,233.24 $1,712.13 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $301.21 $2,233.24 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $901.21 $301.21 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $2,251.21 $901.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $938.97 $2,251.21 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $2,711.93 $938.97 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Late Historical $2,711.93 $2,711.93 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $2,703.41 $2,711.93 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $3,256.60 $2,703.41 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $1,221.94 $3,256.60 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Late Historical $1,321.94 $1,221.94 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $2,206.94 $1,321.94 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $328.36 $2,206.94 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $393.36 $328.36 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1,893.36 $393.36 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $1,173.36 $1,893.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,956.77 $1,173.36 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $616.77 $2,956.77 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $581.77 $616.77 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $581.77 $581.77 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $1,849.00 $581.77 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $400.00 $1,849.00 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Late Historical $0.00 $400.00 Source ↗