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 $46,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,750 (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 / overhead spending | $100 |
| Contributions to candidates | $24,750 |
- To TN candidates $24,750 53%
- Spent outside Tennessee $11,000 24%
- To other PACs $10,550 23%
- Operating & other $100 0.2%
“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 $24,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $24,750 difference, $24,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $24,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Karl Dean for Mayor $7,500.00
- Buck Dozier for Mayor $2,500.00
- Howard Gentry for Mayor $2,500.00
- Bob Clement for Mayor $2,500.00
- Diane Neighbors for Vice Mayor $1,000.00
- Gist for Mayor $1,000.00
- Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
- Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
- Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
- Friends of Tom Miller $500.00
- …and 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | $3,300.00 |
| House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus | $3,000.00 |
| Nashville Business Coalition | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $1,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Bill Youree | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $11,000 to 10 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Democratic Party | Kentucky | $2,500.00 |
| Larry Langford for Mayor | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
| Barbour for Governor | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| David Larosa for Harrison Co. Tax Collector | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Melvin Brisolara for Sheriff | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Richard Bennett | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Connie Rockco for Harrison Co. | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| Marlin Radner for Harrison Co. | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| Wendy Swetman | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| William Martin for Harrison Co. | Mississippi | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Registration Renewal | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry of Election Finance | Registration Renewal | 01/04/2008 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Michael Sullivan | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $2,640.00 |
| Alan Aront | — | — | $2,400.00 |
| James Bearden | Franklin, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $2,040.00 |
| Everett Cowan | — | — | $1,999.92 |
| Kevin Millen | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,999.92 |
| William Whitson | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,999.92 |
| Joseph Thompson | Jacksonville, FL | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,800.00 |
| John Stewart | — | — | $1,500.00 |
| Wayne Shackelford | — | — | $1,500.00 |
| Brackney Reed | Old Hickory, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,280.16 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.