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Ragan Smith Associates, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$7,500
Total Spent
$18,550
To TN candidates
$18,400
99.1% of spending
Operating & other
$150
0.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,400 to 1 candidate
$15,400 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,400 (99.1%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $18,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $18,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $15,400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $18,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,400. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Marshall, Andy $3,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Allen Ramsey Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $2,000.00
James Thompson Nashville, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, Inc. $1,500.00
Wesley Harris Cane Ridge, TN Ragan-Smith Associates $1,500.00
Kenneth Freer Ooltewah, TN Ragan Smith $1,000.00
Adam Bledsoe Nashville, TN — $500.00
Brandon Baxter Franklin, TN Ragan-Smith-Associates, LLC. $500.00
Eric Parl Nashville, TN Pape-Dawson $500.00

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
Q3 2026 $21,532.07 $8,132.07 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129879
Pre-Primary 2026 $18,532.07 $21,532.07 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128678
Q2 2026 Amended $18,532.07 $18,532.07 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 128681
Q1 2026 $19,182.07 $18,532.07 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125917