Tennessee Dental PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$51,620
incl. $2,771 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$18,000
To TN candidates
$12,000
67% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,500 to 7 candidates
$8,500 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (67%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $18,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Wallin Myers Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,150.00
Robert Shearer Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $1,050.00
Seth Dotherow Fairview, TN Self-Employed $1,050.00
Tom Gardenhire Chattanooga, TN TMG, Inc. $750.00
Rhett Raum Lafayette, TN Self-Employed $649.30
Katherine Hall Nashville, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Tommy Page Lexington, TN Self-Employed $600.00
George Clayton Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $550.00
J Newsom Baker Maryville, TN Self-Employed $550.00
John Coulter Knoxville, TN Coulter Family Dentistry $550.00

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 2023 Amended Historical $164,964.95 $184,445.20 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $150,825.38 $164,964.95 Source ↗