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 $19,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,850 (44%) — 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 | $8,850 |
- To TN candidates $8,850 44%
- To other PACs $7,500 38%
- Spent outside Tennessee $3,500 18%
- Operating & other $100 0.5%
“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 $8,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $8,850 difference, $8,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $8,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bone for Mayor $1,600.00
- Gist for Mayor $1,500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
- Kim McMillan $1,000.00
- Jo Ann Graves for Mayor $500.00
- Bill Summers $500.00
- Jeff Burkhart $500.00
- Friends of Megan Barry $500.00
- Ken Moore for Mayor $500.00
- Linda for Nashville $500.00
- …and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Nashville Business Coalition | $3,500.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $3,000.00 |
| Jobs4Tn PAC | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $3,500 to 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Sharief for Commission | Florida | $500.00 |
| Connie Rocko | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| David Larosa for Harrison Co. Tax Collector | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| Kim Savant for Harrison Co. Supervisor | 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 | 01/09/2015 | $100.00 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2014 Historical | $83,903.58 | $86,442.57 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $88,903.58 | $83,903.58 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $84,732.49 | $88,903.58 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $84,752.36 | $84,732.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $85,967.26 | $84,752.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $83,336.82 | $85,967.26 | Source ↗ |