Memphis Restaurant Association PAC Mra PAC
Registered Oct 2011 · Treasurer: Ronna Pridgen · Cordova, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $20,350.00 | $16,000.00 |
| 2025 | $15,167.95 | $6,439.17 | $15,500.00 |
| 2024 | $19,314.37 | $10,380.10 | $1,000.00 |
| 2023 | $10,018.00 | $21,073.05 | $500.00 |
| 2022 | $9,830.00 | $12,750.00 | $5,250.00 |
| 2021 | $23,042.88 | $4,577.89 | $1,250.00 |
| 2020 | $9,264.30 | $1,568.23 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $14,392.44 | $16,709.09 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $25,625.00 | $25,032.11 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $22,875.00 | $12,164.17 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $8,200.00 | $3,448.80 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $23,450.00 | $21,400.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $14,600.00 | $17,400.00 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $14,634.25 | $11,379.24 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $9,750.00 | $10,650.00 | $500.00 |
| 2011 | $8,000.00 | $5,800.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $228,164.19 | $201,121.85 | $20,500.00 |
Raised
$228,164
incl. $7,846 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$201,122
To TN candidates
$78,600
39% of spending
To other PACs
$67,547
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $20,500 to 19 candidates
$16,000 to 16 Republicans $4,500 to 3 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $201,122 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $78,600 (39%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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: $54,975 ÷ Total spent: $201,122
| Operating / overhead spending | $54,975 |
| Contributions to candidates | $78,600 |
- To TN candidates $78,600 39%
- To other PACs $67,547 34%
- Operating & other $54,975 27%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raumesh Akbari † | Tennessee Senate, District 29 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Antonio Parkinson | Tennessee House, District 98 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Jack Johnson | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Randy McNally | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| William Lamberth | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| John Gillespie | Tennessee House, District 97 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| John K Crawford † | Tennessee House, District 01 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $78,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $20,500. Of the $58,100 difference, $54,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $4,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $54,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Harris, Lee $9,300.00
- Norris, Mark $5,500.00
- Friends of David Lenoir $5,000.00
- Strickland, Jim $4,000.00
- Lowery, Mickell $3,000.00
- Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
- Colvett Jr., Frank $2,050.00
- Smiley, Jr., Jb $2,000.00
- Ford, Edmund $1,750.00
- Friends of Jim Strickland $1,600.00
- …and 27 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Hospitality PAC | $45,296.63 |
| Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC | $18,750.00 |
| Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC | $2,500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Rhonda Logan | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Meeting/ Event Expense | $23,912.74 |
| Adminstrative Fees | $17,650.00 |
| Donations | $6,750.00 |
| Professional Services | $2,084.24 |
| Food / Beverage | $2,011.25 |
| Bank Fees | $1,497.18 |
| Credit Card Fees | $424.91 |
| Licenses, Permits, Fees | $350.00 |
| Printing | $294.90 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Hospitality PAC | Donations | 02/27/2017 | $6,250.00 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 05/05/2025 | $5,275.00 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 04/22/2024 | $3,100.80 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 05/25/2023 | $2,729.56 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 04/08/2019 | $2,396.57 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 04/20/2021 | $2,135.00 |
| Bulter Snow | Professional Services | 04/01/2013 | $2,084.24 |
| Insight Risk Management | Meeting/ Event Expense | 07/27/2023 | $1,976.00 |
| Memphis Sport Shooting | Meeting/ Event Expense | 04/11/2018 | $1,377.07 |
| Sally Fienup | Adminstrative Fees | 07/01/2019 | $1,200.00 |
Who Funds It
$6,500.00 (3% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Memphis Restaurant Association PAC Mra PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Restaurant Association | Memphis, TN | — | $58,882.20 |
| Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assoc | Millington, TN | — | $13,150.00 |
| Huey S | Memphis, TN | — | $7,116.67 |
| Kooky Canuck | Memphis, TN | — | $6,588.10 |
| Memphis Restaurant Association PAC Mra PAC Sponsor | Cordova, TN | — | $6,500.00 |
| Patrick S | Memphis, TN | — | $6,000.58 |
| Half Shell LLC | Memphis, TN | — | $5,600.00 |
| Hog Wild BBQ | Memphis, TN | — | $5,380.00 |
| Chick Fil A Germantown | Germantown, TN | — | $3,588.10 |
| Everything But the Food Pos | Cordova, TN | — | $2,699.41 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $25,490.00 | $25,490.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $25,490.00 | $25,490.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $45,293.33 | $25,490.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $45,293.33 | $45,293.33 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Late | $36,564.55 | $45,293.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $35,164.55 | $36,564.55 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Late Historical | $35,164.55 | $35,164.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $35,193.85 | $35,164.55 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Late Historical | $35,193.85 | $35,193.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Late Historical | $38,294.65 | $35,193.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $27,807.56 | $38,294.65 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $31,283.56 | $27,807.56 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Late Historical | $38,862.61 | $31,283.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Late Historical | $38,862.61 | $38,862.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Late Historical | $38,862.61 | $38,862.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Late Historical | $39,362.61 | $38,862.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Late Historical | $40,362.61 | $39,362.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Late Historical | $47,467.61 | $40,362.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Late Historical | $42,036.37 | $47,467.61 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Late Historical | $29,355.27 | $42,036.37 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Late Historical | $23,671.38 | $29,355.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $22,700.98 | $23,671.38 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $17,715.78 | $22,700.98 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $17,594.71 | $17,715.78 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Late Historical | $17,594.71 | $17,594.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Late Historical | $17,594.71 | $17,594.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Late Historical | $15,990.11 | $17,594.71 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Late Historical | $11,811.51 | $15,990.11 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Late Historical | $18,306.76 | $11,811.51 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Amended Historical | $18,306.76 | $18,306.76 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Late Historical | $18,306.76 | $18,306.76 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Late Historical | $23,221.56 | $18,306.76 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $23,221.56 | $23,221.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Late Historical | $18,819.72 | $23,221.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $17,927.70 | $18,819.72 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $18,352.70 | $17,927.70 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Late Historical | $7,216.87 | $18,352.70 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $7,616.87 | $7,216.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $7,416.87 | $7,616.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $3,550.92 | $7,416.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $3,750.92 | $3,550.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $4,350.92 | $3,750.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $4,050.92 | $4,350.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $4,380.47 | $4,050.92 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical | $2,233.27 | $4,380.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $3,769.27 | $2,233.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Late Historical | $3,669.27 | $3,769.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $4,069.27 | $3,669.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $5,969.27 | $4,069.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $3,469.27 | $5,969.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $5,169.27 | $3,469.27 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $6,369.27 | $5,169.27 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $664.26 | $6,369.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $114.26 | $664.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $3,190.44 | $114.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $3,590.44 | $3,190.44 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $3,590.44 | $3,590.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $3,690.44 | $3,590.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $2,200.00 | $3,690.44 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $0.00 | $2,200.00 | Source ↗ |