Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC
Registered May 2002 · Treasurer: John Rucker · Memphis, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $22,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,000 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $17,000 |
| Contributions to candidates | $5,000 |
- Operating & other $17,000 77%
- To TN candidates $5,000 23%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Wharton, Ac $5,000.00
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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Campaign Contributio | $17,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Myron Lowery | Campaign Contributio | 10/27/2009 | $4,000.00 |
| Gibbons, Bill | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $2,500.00 |
| Malone, Diedre | Campaign Contributio | 05/20/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Camper, Karen | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Coley, James | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Cooper, Barbara | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Deberry, Lois | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Deberry, Jr., John | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Ford, Ophelia | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
| Hardaway, G. A. | Campaign Contributio | 01/04/2010 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality Education Fund | Cordova, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC | Atlanta, GA | — | $1,500.00 |
| Wright Investment Properties | Cordova, TN | — | $1,123.00 |
| John Rucker | Memphis, TN | Key Magazine of Memphis | $1,000.00 |
| Craig Marshall | Memphis, TN | Hampton Inn Beale Street | $755.00 |
| Mohamad Hakimian | Memphis, TN | Madison Hotel | $447.00 |
| Pinkowski Company | Memphis, TN | — | $355.00 |
| Doug Owings | Memphis, TN | Owings Properties | $350.00 |
| Pace Cooper | Memphis, TN | Cooper Hotels | $308.00 |
| Randy Churchey | Germantown, TN | MCR Development | $308.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.