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Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,000
Total Spent
$7,500
To TN candidates
$7,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 9 candidates
$4,500 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,500 (100%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $7,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Rick Eldridge † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $500.00
Scotty Campbell † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $250.00
Tandy Darby † Tennessee House, District 76 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 $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. 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:

  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • Leadership Pioneers $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harris Frazier Government Relations 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 2020 Historical $23,326.45 $24,726.45 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93508
Pre-General 2020 Historical $22,326.45 $23,326.45 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92406
Q3 2020 Historical $23,826.45 $22,326.45 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90907
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $25,076.45 $23,826.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89620
Q2 2020 Historical $23,326.45 $25,076.45 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89055
Q1 2020 Historical $20,326.45 $23,326.45 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87371