Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,918
incl. $1,885 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,270
Operating & other
$14,270
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
6.5% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,270 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,270 (93%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 93% of everything it spent; $1,000 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: $14,270 ÷ Total spent: $15,270
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,270
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Contributio $10,750.00
Legal Fees $1,720.00
Donations $1,500.00
Administrative Fee $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hospitality Education Fund Cordova, TN — $10,000.00
John Rucker Memphis, TN Key Magazine of Memphis $1,205.00
Pinkowski Company Memphis, TN — $763.00
Holiday Inn Blytheville Blytheville, AR — $755.00
Cda Hospitality Flowood, MS — $616.00
Houseworth LLC Blytheville, AR — $616.00
Property Tax Management LLC Memphis, TN — $616.00
Doug Owings Memphis, TN Owings Properties $547.00
Montgomery Martin Contractors Memphis, TN — $447.00
Rivertown Management Co Memphis, TN — $430.00

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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $10,561.21 $9,286.36 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Late Historical $18,212.16 $10,561.21 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $14,947.73 $18,212.16 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $12,314.73 $14,947.73 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $10,814.77 $12,314.73 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $4,236.67 $10,814.77 Source ↗