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 $13,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (54%) — 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 | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $7,000 |
- To TN candidates $7,000 54%
- Spent outside Tennessee $3,000 23%
- To other PACs $3,000 23%
“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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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
| 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.
| 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
| 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.