The Legacy Continues PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Gavin A. Smelcer · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$5,000
Total Spent
$1,250
To TN candidates
$1,000
80% of spending
Operating & other
$250
20% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,000 (80%) — 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: $250 ÷ Total spent: $1,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $250
Contributions to candidates $1,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $250.00
  • Swann, Art $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Workers $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Phrma Tennessee PAC Washington, DC — $1,000.00
Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Lumen Technologies INC PAC Washington, DC — $500.00
Suntrust Banks of TN INC Good Govt Fund Knoxville, TN — $500.00
Tennessee Pharmaceutical PAC Nashville, TN — $500.00
Tennessee TELPAC McMinnville, TN — $500.00

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 2013 Historical $14,385.00 $18,021.64 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $14,385.00 $14,385.00 Source ↗