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 $46,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,900 (84%) — 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 | $38,900 |
- To TN candidates $38,900 84%
- To other PACs $5,500 12%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,000 4.3%
- 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 $38,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $38,900 difference, $38,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $38,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Friends of Megan Barry $14,700.00
- Fox for Mayor $10,600.00
- Freeman for Mayor $3,000.00
- Kane for Mayor $3,000.00
- Linda for Nashville $2,500.00
- Howard Gentry for Mayor $2,000.00
- Bone for Mayor $1,500.00
- Friends of Ac Wharton $1,000.00
- David Briley for Vice Mayor $500.00
- Matthews At Large $100.00
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 |
| Nashville Business Coalition | $2,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,000 to 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Hall Campaign | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Mike Tagert | Mississippi | $500.00 |
| Friends of Tom King | Mississippi | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Dues / Subscriptions | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registry of Election Finance | Dues / Subscriptions | 01/08/2016 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| J Michael Sullivan | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,800.00 |
| 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 |
| Jacob Wohlgemuth | Piedmont, SC | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $1,000.08 |
| Steve Johnson | Nashville, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $990.00 |
| Larry Ridlen | Fairview, TN | Gresham, Smith and Partners | $940.08 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.