Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2002 · Treasurer: John Rucker · Memphis, TN

Raised

$2,755

incl. $855 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$29,109

Operating & other

$27,359

94% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,750

6.0% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 2 candidates

$750 to 1 Republican $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,109 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,359 (94%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 94% of everything it spent; $1,750 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $27,359 ÷ Total spent: $29,109

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$27,359
Contributions to candidates	$1,750

Source filings:

Operating & other $27,359 94%
To TN candidates $1,750 6.0%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Larry J. Miller ^†	Tennessee House, District 88	Dem.	$1,000.00
Curry Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 95	Rep.	$750.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Campaign Contributio	$23,550.00
Food / Beverage	$1,411.51
Professional Services	$1,200.00
Travel	$879.26
Mileage	$218.49
Annual Fee	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Committee To Re-Elect Ww. Herenton	Campaign Contributio	07/10/2007	$5,000.00
McCormick, Scott	Campaign Contributio	06/05/2007	$2,000.00
Friends To Reelect Barbara Swearengen Ware	Campaign Contributio	07/10/2007	$2,000.00
McCormick, Scott	Campaign Contributio	08/27/2007	$2,000.00
Wharton, Ac	Campaign Contributio	07/10/2007	$2,000.00
Holiday Inn At the University of Memphis	Food / Beverage	08/29/2007	$1,411.51
Friends of Myron Lowery	Campaign Contributio	03/27/2007	$1,000.00
Brown, Joe	Campaign Contributio	09/11/2007	$1,000.00
Deberry, Lois	Campaign Contributio	12/18/2007	$1,000.00
Jones, Jr., Ulysses	Campaign Contributio	12/18/2007	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Mark Zipperer	Germantown, TN	Pride Hospitality	$800.00
Bryan Nearn	Memphis, TN	Mountaintop Management LLC	$700.00
Doug Collins	Atlanta, GA	America's Best Franchising Inc.	$400.00

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 2007 Amended Historical	$27,399.09	$4,236.67	Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15286
Mid-Year 2007 Historical	$30,673.84	$27,399.09	Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13342