Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC
Registered May 2002 · Treasurer: John Rucker · Memphis, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $88,885 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $63,885 (72%) — 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 | $63,885 |
| Contributions to candidates | $12,850 |
- Operating & other $63,885 72%
- To TN candidates $12,850 14%
- To other PACs $9,650 11%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,500 2.8%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Parkinson † | Tennessee House, District 98 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | 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 $12,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $10,850 difference, $10,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $10,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Boyd, Berlin $2,500.00
- Friends of Mike Palazzolo $2,500.00
- Shafer, Heidi $2,500.00
- Friends of Lee Harris $1,500.00
- Lowery, Mickell $1,500.00
- Cooper, Barbara $250.00
- Prayer Breakfast-Myron Lowery $100.00
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tnhta PAC | $5,000.00 |
| Committee To Re-Elect Edmund Ford | $2,500.00 |
| Mra PAC | $2,150.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,500 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. | $2,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $43,672.74 |
| Professional Services | $8,853.02 |
| Campaign Contributio | $3,500.00 |
| Credit Card Processing Fees | $1,860.92 |
| Printing | $1,330.25 |
| Administrative Fee | $1,200.00 |
| Office Supplies | $1,137.62 |
| Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | $1,070.00 |
| Summit Drawing | $1,000.00 |
| Speaker Gifts | $131.34 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheraton Memphis | Food / Beverage | 09/20/2017 | $25,307.03 |
| Peabody Memphis | Food / Beverage | 09/13/2017 | $15,574.90 |
| Roland, Terry | Campaign Contributio | 06/13/2017 | $2,500.00 |
| White Door Events | Professional Services | 08/29/2017 | $2,037.38 |
| Rendezvous Restaurant | Food / Beverage | 08/30/2017 | $1,551.00 |
| Nametag, PC | Professional Services | 09/28/2017 | $1,466.48 |
| Paulsen Printing Company | Printing | 08/30/2017 | $1,330.25 |
| The Ups Store | Professional Services | 09/28/2017 | $1,111.75 |
| Ross, Deanna | Office Supplies | 06/30/2017 | $1,087.67 |
| North Creek Golf Course | Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | 07/26/2017 | $1,070.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ihg | Atlanta, GA | — | $10,000.00 |
| Hilton | Memphis, TN | — | $9,145.00 |
| Davidson Hotel Company LLC | Atlanta, GA | — | $6,000.00 |
| Looney Ricks Kiss | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Ot Marshall Architects | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Walker Auctions | Germantown, TN | — | $4,998.17 |
| Choice Hotels | Rockville, MD | — | $3,975.00 |
| US Foods | Memphis, TN | — | $3,900.00 |
| Memphis Tourism | Memphis, TN | — | $3,190.00 |
| Montgomery Martin Contractors | Memphis, TN | — | $3,100.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.