Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2008 · Treasurer: Merle Franklin · Nashville, TN

Raised

$12,000

Total Spent

$7,750

To TN candidates

$7,250

94% of spending

To other PACs

$500

6.5% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 10 candidates

$2,750 to 7 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,250 (94%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $7,750

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$7,250

Source filings:

To TN candidates $7,250 94%
To other PACs $500 6.5%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$500.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$500.00
Jason Zachary ^†	Tennessee House, District 14	Rep.	$500.00
Pat Marsh ^†	Tennessee House, District 62	Rep.	$500.00
Sara Kyle ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 30	Dem.	$500.00
W. Kevin Dunlap ^†	Tennessee House, District 43	Dem.	$500.00
William Lamberth ^†	Tennessee House, District 44	Rep.	$500.00
Bud Hulsey ^†	Tennessee House, District 02	Rep.	$250.00
Mary Littleton ^†	Tennessee House, District 78	Rep.	$250.00
Tilman Goins ^†	Tennessee House, District 10	Rep.	$250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $7,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. 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:

Brooks, Kevin $500.00
Calfee, Kent $500.00
Daniel, Martin $500.00
Gresham, Dolores $500.00
Lundberg, Jon $500.00
Stewart, Mike $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Smith Harris Carr	Nashville, TN	—	$12,000.00

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 2015 Amended Historical	$20,803.43	$18,953.43	Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63568
Mid-Year 2015 Historical	$14,803.43	$20,803.43	Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60410