Miller and Martin PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mark W. Smith · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$15,000
incl. $615 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,950
To TN candidates
$5,700
57% of spending
To other PACs
$4,250
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,700 (57%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $9,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $5,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $4,950 difference, $4,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $250.00
  • Harmon, Bill $250.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $250.00
  • Norris, Mark $250.00
  • …and 4 more recipients

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
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,250.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,250.00
Tennessee Truck PAC $1,250.00
TNPAC (Jamie Woodson) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hugh Sharber Chattanooga, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $324.50
Dan Elrod Nashville, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $302.75
Roger Dickson Chattanooga, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $302.75
Scott McGinness Chattanooga, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $302.75
Shelby Grubbs Atlanta, GA Miller \& Martin PLLC $302.75
Ken Carroll Atlanta, GA Miller \& Martin PLLC $281.00
Tom Harrold Atlanta, GA Miller & Martin PLLC $281.00
Dean Booth Atlanta, GA Miller \& Martin PLLC $259.26
Jonathan Kent Chattanooga, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $259.26
Carlos Smith Chattanooga, TN Miller \& Martin PLLC $237.51

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 2009 Historical $1,382.47 $6,432.47 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $1,482.47 $1,382.47 Source ↗