Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$22,000

Total Spent

$18,750

To TN candidates

$15,250

81% of spending

To other PACs

$3,500

19% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $13,000 to 15 candidates

$13,000 to 15 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,250 (81%) — 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: $18,750

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$15,250

Source filings:

To TN candidates $15,250 81%
To other PACs $3,500 19%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Dan Howell ^†	Tennessee House, District 22	Rep.	$2,000.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$2,000.00
Paul Bailey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 15	Rep.	$1,500.00
Clark Boyd ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Rep.	$1,000.00
Ken Yager ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 12	Rep.	$1,000.00
Rush Bricken ^†	Tennessee House, District 47	Rep.	$1,000.00
Chris Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 73	Rep.	$500.00
Dennis Powers ^†	Tennessee House, District 36	Rep.	$500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	Rep.	$500.00
Jay D. Reedy ^†	Tennessee House, District 74	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 $15,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,000. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
Hall, Mark $500.00
Powell-Dennis, Ruby $500.00
Calfee, Kent $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton)	$1,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey)	$1,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson)	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Expedia, Inc.	Bellevue, WA	—	$10,000.00
Harris Frazier Government Relations	Nashville, TN	—	$8,000.00
Smith Harris Carr	Nashville, TN	—	$4,000.00

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 2019 Historical	$23,176.31	$20,326.45	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86276
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$17,176.31	$23,176.31	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84569