Memphis

Beale St Merchants Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Preston Lamm · Memphis, TN

Year by year

Beale St Merchants Assn PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2015 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2013 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2012 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2011 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2010 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2009 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2007 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005 $3,450.00 $2,500.00 $0.00
2004 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $8,950.00 $8,000.00 $0.00
Raised
$8,950
Total Spent
$8,000
To TN candidates
$5,500
69% of spending
Operating & other
$1,500
19% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (69%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $1,500 ÷ Total spent: $8,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,500
Contributions to candidates $5,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Herenton, Willie $3,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Brown, Joe $500.00
  • Holt, Barbara $500.00
  • Lowrey, Myron $500.00

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
Kyle TN PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Legal Defense Fund $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bud Chitton Memphis, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Sandra Robertson Memphis, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
R RCMG Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
RCMG, LLC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Tommy Deters Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Club 152 Memphis, TN — $750.00
Mike D Glenn Memphis, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Preston Lamm Memphis, TN Self-Employed $500.00
James Clark Memphis, TN Self-Employed $200.00

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 2015 Historical $51.00 — Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61764
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60050
Q4 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58690
Pre-General 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57375
Q3 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56367
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54030
Q2 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52554
Q1 2014 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51382
Year-End 2013 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49001
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47376
Q4 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46388
Pre-General 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45004
Q3 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43120
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42055
Q2 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40643
Q1 2012 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39481
Year-End 2011 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38279
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37315
Q4 2010 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36113
Pre-General 2010 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35160
Q3 2010 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34060
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32759
Q2 2010 Historical $51.00 $51.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 32570
Q1 2010 Historical $101.00 $51.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30006

As filed on this report: cash beginning $101.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $51.00.
Year-End 2009 Historical $201.00 $101.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28807
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $201.00 $201.00 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27655
Q4 2008 Historical $261.00 $201.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26166

As filed on this report: cash beginning $261.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $201.00.
Pre-General 2008 Historical $261.00 $261.00 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25272
Q3 2008 Historical $291.00 $261.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24298

As filed on this report: cash beginning $291.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $261.00.
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $291.00 $291.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22824
Q2 2008 Historical $488.00 $291.00 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21460

As filed on this report: cash beginning $488.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $291.00.
Q1 2008 Historical $503.00 $488.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20125

As filed on this report: cash beginning $503.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $488.00.
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $678.00 $503.00 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14563
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $678.00 $678.00 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13385
Q4 2006 Historical $999.00 $678.00 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12174

As filed on this report: cash beginning $999.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $678.00.
Pre-General 2006 Historical $999.00 $999.00 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11472
Q3 2006 Historical $999.00 $999.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10184
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $999.00 $999.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8990
Q2 2006 Historical $999.00 $999.00 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7341
Q1 2006 Historical $1,074.00 $999.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6199

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,074.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $999.00.
Q4 2005 Historical $1,074.00 $1,074.00 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5387
Q3 2005 Historical $124.00 $1,074.00 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4695
Q2 2005 Historical $185.00 $124.00 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4039
Q1 2005 Historical $185.00 $185.00 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3523
Q4 2004 Historical $185.00 $185.00 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2644
Q3 2004 Historical $185.00 $185.00 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1759
Q2 2004 Historical $185.00 $185.00 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 649
Q1 2004 Historical $185.00 $185.00 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 43