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Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,300
To TN candidates
$29,300
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,300 to 22 candidates
$19,800 to 18 Republicans $2,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,300 (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: $29,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $29,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $4,300.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $1,000.00
Greg Martin † Tennessee House, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $29,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,300. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hall, Donnie $1,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Brian $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Ravener, Bob $500.00
  • Testerman, Janet $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Vallejos, Tommy $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
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $40,000.00
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 2022 Historical $58,626.45 $50,626.45 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107571
Pre-General 2022 Historical $61,926.45 $58,626.45 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106333
Q3 2022 Historical $68,926.45 $61,926.45 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104168
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $69,426.45 $68,926.45 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102328
Q2 2022 Historical $30,826.45 $69,426.45 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101105
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $27,826.45 $30,826.45 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99801