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
$23,804
incl. $192 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,000
To TN candidates
$7,000
54% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$3,000
23% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (54%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $13,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

“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 $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $6,000.00
  • Jo Ann Graves for Mayor $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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $3,000 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Committee To Elect Tommy Schafer Mississippi $1,000.00
Friends of Billy Hewes for Mayor Mississippi $1,000.00
Campaign To Elect Richard Bennett Mississippi $500.00
Committee To Elect Johnny McAdams Mississippi $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
J Michael Sullivan Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $2,400.00
James Bearden Franklin, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $2,040.00
Rodney Chester Brentwood, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $2,000.16
Kevin Millen Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,999.92
Brackney Reed Old Hickory, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,280.16
Alan Pramuk Franklin, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,200.00
Marshall Elizer Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,200.00
Jim Griffo Birmingham, AL Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,056.00
Jacob Wohlgemuth Piedmont, SC Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,000.08
Steve Johnson Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $990.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $79,674.10 $83,336.82 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50012
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $72,913.08 $79,674.10 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47141