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Ragan Smith Associates, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$30,947
Total Spent
$21,623
To TN candidates
$21,400
99% of spending
Operating & other
$223
1.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,900 to 2 candidates
$15,900 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,623 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,400 (99%) — 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: $223 ÷ Total spent: $21,623
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $223
Contributions to candidates $21,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $15,400.00
Lee Reeves † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $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 $21,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,900. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • O'Connell, Freddie $2,500.00
  • Potts, Jason $1,000.00
  • Friends of Matt Brown $1,000.00
  • Baggett, Patrick $500.00
  • Burger, Bev $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $196.56
Bank Fees $26.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ragan Smith Associates LLC Ragan Smith Associates LLC Nashville, TN — $30,196.56
Colin Johnson Chattanooga, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $750.00

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 2025 Amended $6,608.57 $19,182.07 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 125918
Mid-Year 2025 $9,858.57 $6,608.57 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122290