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
$20,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,200
To TN candidates
$28,200
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,700 to 1 candidate
$12,700 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,200 (100%) — 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: $28,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $28,200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $12,700.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $28,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,700. Of the $15,500 difference, $15,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Mayor $8,300.00
  • Pitts, Joe $3,000.00
  • Re-Elect Rogers C. Anderson $2,500.00
  • Maynard for Senate $1,500.00
  • Friends of Michalyn Easter-Thomas $200.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith Nashville, TN — $20,000.00

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 2022 Historical $47,955.53 $47,955.53 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107613
Pre-General 2022 Historical $50,955.53 $47,955.53 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105870
Q3 2022 Historical $30,955.53 $50,955.53 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104254
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $33,455.53 $30,955.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 104258
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $43,355.53 $33,455.53 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 103717
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $56,055.53 $43,355.53 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 103716