Tennessee Dental PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Leon E. Stanislav · Franklin, TN

Raised
$62,515
incl. $37,555 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$80,618
To TN candidates
$80,000
99.2% of spending
Operating & other
$618
0.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,000 to 5 candidates
$12,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $80,618 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $80,000 (99.2%) — 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: $618 ÷ Total spent: $80,618
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $618
Contributions to candidates $80,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $80,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,000. Of the $68,000 difference, $68,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $68,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kurita, Rosalind $6,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $5,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $5,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $5,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $3,000.00
  • Cobb, James $3,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $3,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $3,000.00
  • Swafford, Eric $3,000.00
  • …and 29 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $618.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fernando Heros Memphis, TN Covington Pike Dental Clinic $500.00
Arthur Cole Clarksville, TN Clarksville Endodontics $300.00
David E Barto Hixson, TN Self-Employed $300.00
Donald Jones Clarksville, TN B2B Dentistry $300.00
Ernest De Wald Clarksville, TN Clarksville Dental Center $300.00
Gerald R Karr Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $300.00
K Michael Garrett Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $300.00
Leon Stanislav Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $300.00
Lowell Dale Blevins Clarksville, TN Retired $300.00
Paul Cullum Columbia, TN Self-Employed $300.00

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 2007 Amended Historical $110,945.87 $34,262.58 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $50,580.95 $110,945.87 Source ↗