Smith Co Democrats
Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Greta Kirby · Carthage, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,085.10 | $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 | $25,636.53 | $18,288.30 | $0.00 |
Raised
$25,637
incl. $11,775 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.
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: $17,476 ÷ Total spent: $18,288
| Operating / overhead spending | $17,476 |
| Contributions to candidates | $813 |
- Operating & other $17,476 96%
- To TN candidates $813 4.4%
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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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
| 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 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen's Restaurant | Food / Beverage | 08/25/2017 | $3,276.85 |
| Carthage Courier | Advertising | 10/24/2016 | $1,064.00 |
| Catalog Kings | Supplies For Fair | 09/11/2023 | $880.00 |
| Colby Mac Productions | Professional Services | 08/29/2017 | $650.00 |
| Tdcca | Signs | 08/17/2020 | $640.00 |
| Carthage Courier | Advertising | 10/30/2017 | $605.25 |
| Art Wearz | T-Shirts | 12/09/2017 | $556.00 |
| Smith County Insider | Advertising | 05/18/2016 | $510.00 |
| 4Imprint Usa | Supplies For Fair | 02/28/2022 | $413.76 |
| Smith County Government | Rent | 08/03/2017 | $400.00 |
Who Funds It
| 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 | — | $955.00 |
| Smithctydem Women | Gordonsville, TN | — | $604.89 |
| Christopher Powers | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $600.00 |
| James Hebert | Pleasant Shade, TN | Nobel's Restaurant | $575.00 |
| 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $2,646.45 | $2,646.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $2,261.35 | $2,646.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $1,561.35 | $2,261.35 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $861.35 | $1,561.35 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $606.57 | $861.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $949.82 | $606.57 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $1,161.27 | $949.82 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $1,455.39 | $1,161.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $1,479.40 | $1,455.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $1,481.71 | $1,479.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $1,727.06 | $1,481.71 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $2,383.40 | $1,727.06 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $2,350.69 | $2,383.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $2,211.44 | $2,350.69 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $2,397.83 | $2,211.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $2,333.18 | $2,397.83 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $2,164.33 | $2,333.18 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $2,751.25 | $2,164.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $2,957.34 | $2,751.25 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $1,970.56 | $2,957.34 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $2,145.92 | $1,970.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $2,121.10 | $2,145.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $2,194.28 | $2,121.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $2,434.13 | $2,194.28 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $2,269.71 | $2,434.13 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $2,199.26 | $2,269.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Late Historical | $2,296.84 | $2,199.26 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $1,911.69 | $2,296.84 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $1,906.81 | $1,911.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $1,625.84 | $1,906.81 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical | $1,476.12 | $1,625.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $1,443.84 | $1,476.12 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $1,443.84 | $1,443.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $1,444.48 | $1,443.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $1,459.82 | $1,444.48 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Amended Historical | $2,616.24 | $1,459.82 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $817.36 | $2,616.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $545.36 | $817.36 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $801.36 | $545.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Late Historical | $714.36 | $801.36 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $714.36 | $714.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $1,655.85 | $714.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $1,655.85 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $1,914.37 | $1,655.85 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Late Historical | $1,931.05 | $1,914.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $1,931.05 | Source ↗ |