Campaign money. Public decisions.
Follow a reported contribution to a business, a city action, and the vote. Read the evidence at every step.
Explore the disclosures ↓A contribution is a fact. A business connection is a fact. Neither, by itself, establishes influence.
Whose campaign?
All eight officialsTranscribed entries matching these filters, counted once per entry. These are not total funds raised. Unitemized gifts, loans and carried-forward balances are separate.
| Contributor / disclosed employer | Recipient campaign | Date | Amount & kind | Source / connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen SudduthEmployer: Smyrna First UMCCommunications & operations | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p15 ↗ |
| Lem Ward, JDEmployer: RetiredAttorney | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p15 ↗ |
| Keith BentleyRetired | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p5 ↗ |
| Dan BuyersEmployer: McWhirter Realty Partners LLCRealtor | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p5 ↗ |
| Al ChapmanEmployer: Spirit AirPilot | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p6 ↗ |
Scott Cochran, MDEmployer: Cochran & EdwardsAttorneyTranscription noteName suffix MD is printed in the filing. | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p7 ↗1 action connections → |
| Kyle CookEmployer: CSMC ConstructionSelf | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p7 ↗ |
| Kevin DraweEmployer: Atkins ParkSelf | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p7 ↗7 action connections → |
| Jim DuelmerEmployer: Vinings MortgagePartner | Travis Lindley | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $250Cash | Filing · p8 ↗ |
| Kristen & Michael SudduthEmployer: Smyrna First Methodist ChurchAdministrator | Tim Gould | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $200Cash | Filing · p10 ↗ |
| Kevin DraweEmployer: Atkins Park TavernBusiness owner | Tim Gould | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $200In-kind | Filing · p12 ↗7 action connections → |
| Leigh Anne RehkopfEmployer: Atlanta BouncersMarketing | Tim Gould | May 23, 2023Filing index: 2023 | $200Cash | Filing · p7 ↗ |
Coverage, evidence and limits
Retrieved September 5, 2026. 79 index entries, 78 distinct PDFs and 781 scanned pages. All eight current officials are represented in the filing inventory.
Specific source issues: Welch’s October 2023 summary lists $2,250 without donor entries. The July 2026 file indexed under Hines contains Pickens’s report. Gould’s indexed September amendment is an April amendment on its cover. Norton’s April 2023 rows and summary differ by $5; Gould’s October in-kind row and summary differ by $75.
How the graph and totals are built
- Scope: the Smyrna office entries in Georgia’s 2022–2025 archive and 2026 PeachFile index, retrieved September 5, 2026, for the current mayor and seven council members. Older filings and records absent from these indexes are not included.
- OCR locates schedules; published entries were transcribed and visually checked. Unclear handwriting, missing dates, blank schedules and summary discrepancies remain visible.
- Itemized cash, self contributions, in-kind amounts and other receipts are distinct. Unitemized totals, interest, loans and carried-forward balances are never attributed to invented donors or added to the itemized totals.
- Business connections use explicitly disclosed names and corroborating context. Common personal names, joint donors, differing companies and committees are not automatically merged. Affiliation at the time of a gift does not prove affiliation at the time of an action.
- The action search covers the indexed 2025–2026 meeting item text and excerpts, with selected reviewed matches. It is not an exhaustive review of every contract attachment, beneficial owner, relative, vendor alias or historic transaction. No match is evidence of neither absence nor wrongdoing.
- A contribution and a related action establish a documentary connection, not influence or causation. Inspect dates, roles, votes and both sources. Mayor authorization is not proof of a personal vote or signed execution.
Residential addresses, phone numbers and signatures are omitted from the interface and curated extracts. Original public PDFs retain their published contents.