Memphis

Ragan Smith Associates, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: George Welch · Nashville, TN

Raised
$0
Total Spent
$6,900
To TN candidates
$6,000
87% of spending
Operating & other
$900
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 1 candidate
$2,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,900 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,000 (87%) — 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: $900 ÷ Total spent: $6,900
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $900
Contributions to candidates $6,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bone for Mayor $1,200.00
  • Ken Moore for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Nina Cooper for Mayor $500.00
  • Gilley, Toby $300.00
  • Ken Wilbur Campaign $300.00
  • Hutto 4 Mayor $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $900.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2014 Amended Historical $12,992.30 $11,192.30 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59162
Pre-General 2014 Historical $12,992.30 $12,992.30 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57478
Q3 2014 Historical $16,292.30 $12,992.30 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56369
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $16,392.30 $16,292.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53956
Q2 2014 Historical $17,392.30 $16,392.30 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52538
Q1 2014 Historical $18,292.30 $17,392.30 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50263