Memphis

Ragan Smith Associates, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$17,700
Total Spent
$28,200
To TN candidates
$27,200
96% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
3.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,200 (96%) — 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 $27,200
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $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 $27,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $26,700 difference, $26,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Barry, Friends of Megan $10,600.00
  • Freeman for Mayor $7,500.00
  • Fox for Mayor $5,750.00
  • Cooper, John Metro Council At Large $1,000.00
  • Rosenberg, Dave $500.00
  • Paige Brown for Mayor $400.00
  • Pulley, Russ for Metro Council $250.00
  • Wiener, Friends of Sheri $250.00
  • Ann Peterson for Alderman $250.00
  • Garrett, Tim for Vice 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Mullis, Committee To Elect Jeff Georgia $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Lowe Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $2,100.00
Terry Hundley Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $2,100.00
Robert Nichols Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,900.00
Brett Smith Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,600.00
Jackie Dillehay Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,600.00
Scott Niesen Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,600.00
George Welch Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,550.00
James Thompson Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,500.00
Allen Ramsey Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,350.00
Joe Griffin Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,300.00

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 2015 Historical $8,092.30 $1,092.30 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61679
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $11,192.30 $8,092.30 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60063