Memphis Restaurant Association PAC Mra PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2011 · Treasurer: Ronna Pridgen · Cordova, TN

Raised

$8,000

Total Spent

$5,800

To other PACs

$5,000

86% of spending

Operating & other

$600

10% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,800 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (86%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

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: $600 ÷ Total spent: $5,800

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$600
Contributions to candidates	$200

Source filings:

Year-End 2011

To other PACs $5,000 86%
Operating & other $600 10%
To TN candidates $200 3.4%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $200 difference, $200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

Carlson, Kimberly Brooke $200.00

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 Hospitality PAC	$5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Adminstrative Fees	$600.00

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Carlson, Kimberly Brooke	Adminstrative Fees	01/04/2012	$200.00
Carlson, Kimberly Brooke	Adminstrative Fees	11/02/2011	$200.00
Carlson, Kimberly Brooke	Adminstrative Fees	10/18/2011	$200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Memphis Restaurant Association	Memphis, TN	—	$7,500.00
Hale Barclay	Memphis, TN	Gem Distributors, Inc.	$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 2011 Historical	$0.00	$2,200.00	Source ↗