Memphis

Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,000
Total Spent
$6,750
To TN candidates
$6,250
93% of spending
To other PACs
$500
7.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 4 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,250 (93%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $6,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $500.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Forgety, John W. $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $250.00
  • Staples, Rick $250.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $250.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $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
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $25,203.43 $24,103.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $24,203.43 $25,203.43 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $23,203.43 $24,203.43 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $22,203.43 $23,203.43 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $21,953.43 $22,203.43 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $18,953.43 $21,953.43 Source ↗