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
$30,000
Total Spent
$12,750
To TN candidates
$10,000
78% of spending
To other PACs
$2,750
22% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (78%) — 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: $12,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Preserving Our Community's Future $10,000.00

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 Professional Engineers PAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Assn of Professional Surveyors Land Surveyors $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith Nashville, TN — $30,000.00

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
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $65,105.53 $55,005.53 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 103713
Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical $35,105.53 $65,105.53 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 103712
Q3 2020 Amended Historical $35,105.53 $35,105.53 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 103711
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $35,105.53 $35,105.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 103710
Q2 2020 Amended Historical $35,105.53 $35,105.53 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 103709
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $37,855.53 $35,105.53 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 103708