Smith Co Democrats

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Greta Kirby · Carthage, TN

Raised
$9,322
incl. $3,042 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,789
Operating & other
$7,789
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,789 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,789 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $7,789 ÷ Total spent: $7,789
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,789
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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 $3,276.85
Advertising $1,219.75
Professional Services $1,025.00
Printing $701.15
T-Shirts $556.00
Rent $500.00
Signs $250.00
Booth Rental $150.00
Mailbox Rent $110.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bass Bass Carthage, TN — $500.00
Bass Funeral Home Carthage, TN — $500.00
Candy Bar Carthage, TN — $500.00
Catessa Farms Riddleton, TN — $500.00
Emerge TN Nashville, TN — $500.00
Historic Dixona Dixon Springs, TN — $500.00
Step Into the Past Carthage, TN — $500.00
Tennessee State United Auto Workers PAC (UAW) Winchester, TN — $500.00
Donnie Dennis Carthage, TN Town of Carthage $290.00
Robert Baker Hickman, TN Smith County TN $250.00

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 2017 Amended Historical $2,616.24 $1,459.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $817.36 $2,616.24 Source ↗