Gresham Smith PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Kenneth Dwayne West · Nashville, TN
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. As of 2026-09-24.
Where the Money Goes
Of the $10,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,100 (48%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $5,100 48%
- To other PACs $4,250 40%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,200 11%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $5,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,100 difference, $5,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
- Wilder, John $1,000.00
- Head, Tommy $500.00
- McMillan, Kim $500.00
- Davidson, Eugene $400.00
- Graham, III, J.H. $400.00
- Graves, Jo Ann $400.00
- Trail, Larry $400.00
- Swift, Richard $200.00
- Cureton, Charles $100.00
- …and 2 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $1,250.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,200 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Hill, Wayne | Georgia | $950.00 |
| Ellen Call for Metro Council | Kentucky | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Cowan | — | — | $3,000.00 |
| James Bearden | Franklin, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $2,040.00 |
| Wayne Shackelford | — | — | $2,000.00 |
| William Whitson | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,999.92 |
| J Michael Sullivan | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,800.00 |
| Joseph Thompson | Jacksonville, FL | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,800.00 |
| Marshall Elizer | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,800.00 |
| John Stewart | — | — | $1,200.00 |
| Orlando Lopez Isa | — | — | $1,083.20 |
| J Robert Markham | — | — | $1,008.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.