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The Legacy Continues PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$2,500
Total Spent
$14,275
To other PACs
$11,100
78% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,575
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,100 to 2 candidates
$1,100 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,275 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,100 (78%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $600 ÷ Total spent: $14,275
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $600
Contributions to candidates $2,575
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $100.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,575 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,100. Of the $1,475 difference, $1,475 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,475 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jim Tracy for Congress $1,000.00
  • Duncan for Congress, John. J. Duncan, Jr. $250.00
  • Haslam, Bill $125.00
  • Dubois, J. Thomas $100.00

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
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Sevier County Gop $1,100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bookeeping/Accounting $600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lawyers Involved for TN Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Arda Roc PAC Washington, DC — $1,000.00

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 2014 Historical $6,846.64 $6,146.64 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $17,221.64 $6,846.64 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $18,421.64 $17,221.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $16,921.64 $18,421.64 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $17,021.64 $16,921.64 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $18,021.64 $17,021.64 Source ↗