Memphis

Gresham Smith PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Kenneth Dwayne West · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $4,500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$55,400
Total Spent
$93,196
To TN candidates
$71,700
77% of spending
Operating & other
$20,496
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,400 to 1 candidate
$15,400 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,196 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $71,700 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $20,496 ÷ Total spent: $93,196
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $20,496
Contributions to candidates $71,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $15,400.00

This committee’s own filings report $71,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,400. Of the $56,300 difference, $56,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $56,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Nashville Moves Action Fund $50,000.00
  • Andy Marshall for Mayor $3,800.00
  • Friends of Paul Young $2,000.00
  • Golden for Mayor $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Utilities PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Reconciliation Adjustment Of Historical Pac Record $20,495.66

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith Nashville, TN — $55,400.00

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
Q3 2026 $21,971.38 $9,071.38 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129585
Pre-Primary 2026 $21,971.38 $21,971.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128249
Q2 2026 $21,971.38 $21,971.38 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126795
Q1 2026 Amended $46,867.04 $21,971.38 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 126342