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
$50,000
Total Spent
$50,787
To TN candidates
$50,000
98% of spending
To other PACs
$750
1.5% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,787 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $50,000 (98%) — 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: $37 ÷ Total spent: $50,787
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $37
Contributions to candidates $50,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $50,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $50,000 difference, $50,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $50,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Nashville Moves Action Fund $50,000.00

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 Valley Water Alliance $750.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $37.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith Nashville, TN — $50,000.00

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 2024 Historical $41,905.53 $41,905.53 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120583
Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical $42,655.53 $41,905.53 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 125997
Q3 2024 Historical $42,655.53 $42,655.53 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117626
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $42,618.53 $42,655.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116324

As filed on this report: cash beginning $42,618.53, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $42,655.53.
Q2 2024 Amended Historical $42,655.53 $42,618.53 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 125993
Q1 2024 Historical $42,655.53 $42,655.53 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113048