Itemized receipts for Committee: Robin Smith for Tennessee
Retired oil executive John F. Roorda, of Houston, and E. Davison Massey, a retiree from Winnetka, Ill., don’t know Robin Smith, a Republican seeking Tennessee’s open 3rd Congressional District seat.
But each contributed to her campaign at the urging of the conservative Club for Growth.
Responding to a solicitation letter from the Washington, D.C.-based group, they and dozens of others across the county have donated a combined $107,624 to Smith, a Hixson health care consultant and former Tennessee Republican Party chairwoman, records show.
Roorda, 87, contributed $500 to Smith’s campaign and said he trusts the Club for Growth to find and vet candidates whose conservative ideals match his. The organization supports low taxes and limited government.