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
$14,213
incl. $1,605 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,300
To other PACs
$7,200
64% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,000
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,200 (64%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $11,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $4,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $4,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Megan Barry $1,500.00
  • Barry, Megan $1,500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00

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
Nashville Business Coalition $3,700.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
Tennessee Professional Engineers PAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Dues / Subscriptions $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Bearden Franklin, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,870.00
Rodney Chester Brentwood, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,833.48
Brackney Reed Old Hickory, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,173.48
Alan Pramuk Franklin, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,100.00
J Michael Sullivan Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,100.00
Marshall Elizer Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $1,100.00
Steve Johnson Nashville, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $907.50
Larry Ridlen Fairview, TN Gresham, Smith and Partners $861.74
Hal Humphrey Hoover, AL Gresham, Smith and Partners $660.00
David King Richmond, VA Gresham, Smith and Partners $566.94

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
Q4 2016 Historical $61,041.27 $62,225.55 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69484
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $60,791.27 $61,041.27 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69319
Q3 2016 Historical $57,565.20 $60,791.27 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66932
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $57,565.20 $57,565.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65638
Q2 2016 Historical $56,362.98 $57,565.20 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64141
Q1 2016 Historical $59,413.44 $56,362.98 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62889