Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC
Registered May 2002 · Treasurer: John Rucker · Memphis, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $91,621 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $76,621 (84%) — 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 | $76,621 |
| Contributions to candidates | $0 |
- Operating & other $76,621 84%
- To other PACs $10,000 11%
- Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 5.5%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
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 | $10,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $5,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ahla | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $44,978.63 |
| Professional Services | $21,216.07 |
| Office Supplies | $6,666.65 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees | $1,559.44 |
| Administrative Fee | $1,200.00 |
| Summit Drawing | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheraton Memphis | Food / Beverage | 09/13/2016 | $24,357.20 |
| Peabody Memphis | Food / Beverage | 09/09/2016 | $14,987.89 |
| Nolan Production Group | Professional Services | 09/19/2016 | $13,275.00 |
| Ross, Deanna | Office Supplies | 09/27/2016 | $5,147.80 |
| Rendezvous Restaurant | Food / Beverage | 08/16/2016 | $2,452.52 |
| Walker Auctions | Professional Services | 10/21/2016 | $1,727.50 |
| Holiday Inn Downtown Memphis | Food / Beverage | 08/12/2016 | $1,277.52 |
| North Creek Golf Course | Food / Beverage | 06/15/2016 | $1,170.00 |
| Vales Advertising, Jason | Professional Services | 09/30/2016 | $1,067.20 |
| Daly Gray Public Relations | Professional Services | 09/30/2016 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tourism | Memphis, TN | — | $12,800.00 |
| Hilton | Memphis, TN | — | $9,209.00 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC | Atlanta, GA | — | $5,000.00 |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group | Atlanta, GA | — | $4,938.00 |
| US Foods | Memphis, TN | — | $4,848.00 |
| Pyramid Advisors, LLC | Boston, MA | — | $3,548.00 |
| Heartland Payment Systems | Knoxville, TN | — | $3,500.00 |
| HVS | Kirkwood, MO | — | $3,110.00 |
| The Beam Team | Alpharetta, GA | — | $3,110.00 |
| Peabody Memphis | Memphis, TN | — | $2,607.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2016 Historical | $63,579.31 | $50,412.48 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical | $56,380.19 | $63,579.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $79,375.21 | $56,380.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $57,101.85 | $79,375.21 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $14,245.41 | $57,101.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Amended Historical | $1,129.10 | $14,245.41 | Source ↗ |