Smith Co Democrats

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Smith Co Democrats — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $1,362.10 $0.00 $0.00
2025 $1,660.00 $255.22 $0.00
2024 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2023 $1,091.03 $1,747.37 $0.00
2022 $568.89 $522.12 $0.00
2021 $2,036.42 $970.00 $0.00
2020 $1,535.14 $1,503.33 $0.00
2019 $1,008.18 $388.00 $0.00
2018 $2,500.72 $1,539.50 $0.00
2017 $9,322.00 $7,788.75 $0.00
2016 $2,698.00 $3,115.49 $0.00
2015 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2013 $0.00 $258.52 $0.00
2012 $2,131.05 $200.00 $0.00
All years $25,913.53 $18,288.30 $0.00
Raised
$25,914
incl. $11,850 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$18,288
Operating & other
$17,476
96% of spending
To TN candidates
$813
4.4% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,288 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,476 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; $813 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: $17,476 ÷ Total spent: $18,288
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,476
Contributions to candidates $813

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $813 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $813 difference, $813 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $813 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Contribution $612.50
  • Smith, Sarah $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
Advertising $4,203.75
Food / Beverage $3,596.20
Supplies For Fair $1,735.64
Professional Services $1,715.00
Signs $1,215.00
Rent $1,050.00
Mailbox Rent $872.00
Printing $812.48
T-Shirts $556.00
Booth Rental $520.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Smith County Demo Party Begin Bal Carthage, TN — $2,131.05
Robert Baker Hickman, TN Smith County TN $1,150.00
Hawthorne Daniel Dixon Springs, TN — $1,057.00
Christopher Powers Nashville, TN Self-Employed $650.00
James Hebert Pleasant Shade, TN Nobel's Restaurant $625.00
Smithctydem Women Gordonsville, TN — $604.89
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

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
Pre-General 2026 $2,848.45 $2,923.45 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130668
Q3 2026 $2,646.45 $2,848.45 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129421
Pre-Primary 2026 $2,646.45 $2,646.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128670
Q2 2026 $2,261.35 $2,646.45 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126600
Q1 2026 $1,561.35 $2,261.35 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125400
Year-End 2025 $861.35 $1,561.35 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123510
Mid-Year 2025 $606.57 $861.35 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122079
Q4 2024 Historical $949.82 $606.57 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119758

As filed on this report: cash beginning $949.82, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $606.57.

Pre-General 2024 Historical $1,161.27 $949.82 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118840

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,161.27, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $949.82.

Q3 2024 Historical $1,455.39 $1,161.27 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117625

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,455.39, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,161.27.

Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $1,479.40 $1,455.39 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115470

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,479.40, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,455.39.

Q2 2024 Historical $1,481.71 $1,479.40 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114309

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,481.71, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,479.40.

Q1 2024 Historical $1,727.06 $1,481.71 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112647

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,727.06, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,481.71.

Year-End 2023 Historical $2,383.40 $1,727.06 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111476
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $2,350.69 $2,383.40 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109758

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,350.69, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,383.40.

Q4 2022 Historical $2,211.44 $2,350.69 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107160
Pre-General 2022 Historical $2,397.83 $2,211.44 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106311
Q3 2022 Historical $2,333.18 $2,397.83 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104388

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,333.18, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,397.83.

Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $2,164.33 $2,333.18 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102622

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,164.33, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,333.18.

Q2 2022 Historical $2,751.25 $2,164.33 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101611

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,751.25, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,164.33.

Q1 2022 Historical $2,957.34 $2,751.25 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98940
Year-End 2021 Historical $1,970.56 $2,957.34 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97249
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $2,145.92 $1,970.56 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94967
Q4 2020 Historical $2,121.10 $2,145.92 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93440
Pre-General 2020 Historical $2,194.28 $2,121.10 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92008
Q3 2020 Historical $2,434.13 $2,194.28 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90862
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,269.71 $2,434.13 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89640
Q2 2020 Historical $2,199.26 $2,269.71 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88304
Q1 2020 Historical $2,296.84 $2,199.26 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87579
Year-End 2019 Historical $1,911.69 $2,296.84 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86668
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $1,906.81 $1,911.69 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84216
Q4 2018 Historical $1,625.84 $1,906.81 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82402
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $1,476.12 $1,625.84 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 82404
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $1,443.84 $1,476.12 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 82403
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,443.84 $1,443.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77604
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $1,444.48 $1,443.84 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76641
Q1 2018 Historical $1,459.82 $1,444.48 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75191
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $2,616.24 $1,459.82 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73954
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $817.36 $2,616.24 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72306
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $545.36 $817.36 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70647
Pre-General 2016 Historical $801.36 $545.36 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68733
Q3 2016 Historical $714.36 $801.36 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68722
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $714.36 $714.36 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65474
Q2 2016 Historical $1,655.85 $714.36 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64220
Q1 2016 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62883
Year-End 2015 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62224
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60790
Q4 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58701
Pre-General 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57807
Q3 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55891
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54867
Q2 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53337
Q1 2014 Historical $1,655.85 $1,655.85 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50449
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $1,914.37 $1,655.85 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50000
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $1,931.05 $1,914.37 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48334

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,931.05, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,914.37.

Q4 2012 Amended Historical $0.00 $1,931.05 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46953