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Smith Harris Carr PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,000
Total Spent
$30,293
To TN candidates
$29,250
97% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
3.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $24,500 to 29 candidates
$19,500 to 23 Republicans $5,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $30,293 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,250 (97%) — 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: $43 ÷ Total spent: $30,293
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $43
Contributions to candidates $29,250
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $2,000.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 Rep. $1,500.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlane Oliver Tennessee Senate, District 19 Dem. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $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 $29,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $24,500. Of the $4,750 difference, $4,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • O'Connell, Freddie $2,000.00
  • Davis, Anthony $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Spain, Jason $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Republican State Leadership Committee Washington, D.C. $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $42.83

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
Year-End 2023 Historical $96,376.45 $72,333.62 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111306
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $50,626.45 $96,376.45 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109629