Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$13,000
Total Spent
$6,000
To TN candidates
$5,000
83% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 5 candidates
$2,500 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (83%) — 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: $6,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $500.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $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 $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Marshall, Melissa $500.00
  • Doss, Barry $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $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
Tennessee Captive Insurance Association Inc. PAC $500.00
Fitz PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Smith Harris Carr Nashville, TN — $13,000.00

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 2017 Historical $29,103.43 $31,003.43 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $24,103.43 $29,103.43 Source ↗