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
$45,000
Total Spent
$50,300
To TN candidates
$28,900
57% of spending
To other PACs
$21,400
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,900 (57%) — 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: $50,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $28,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $28,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $24,900 difference, $24,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Alice Rolli for Nashville $9,400.00
  • Ken Moore for Mayor $5,000.00
  • Matt Wiltshire for Mayor $5,000.00
  • Jim for Nashville $2,000.00
  • Sharon Hurt for Nashville $2,000.00
  • Friends of Jw Gibson $500.00
  • Friends To Elect Floyd Bonner $500.00
  • Van Turner for Mayor $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
Ready for Freddie Committee $11,400.00
Nashville Business Coalition $10,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith Nashville, TN — $45,000.00

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
Year-End 2023 Historical $42,955.53 $42,655.53 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111486
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $47,955.53 $42,955.53 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109403