Metro Memphis Hotel Lodging Assn PAC
Registered May 2002 · Treasurer: John Rucker · Memphis, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $27,101 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,601 (69%) — 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 | $18,601 |
| Contributions to candidates | $8,500 |
- Operating & other $18,601 69%
- To TN candidates $8,500 31%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Jones, Eddie $2,500.00
- Ford, Edmund $1,500.00
- Jones, Martavious $1,500.00
- Harris, Lee $1,500.00
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 |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $10,081.00 |
| Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | $4,780.14 |
| Transfer To Operating | $3,000.00 |
| Campaign Contributio | $500.00 |
| Advertising | $240.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Events | Professional Services | 06/16/2020 | $6,500.00 |
| Metro Memphis Hotel & Lodging Assn Pace | Transfer To Operating | 04/09/2020 | $3,000.00 |
| Timber Truss Golf Course | Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | 10/07/2020 | $2,568.00 |
| Daly Gray Public Relations | Professional Services | — | $1,750.00 |
| Odle, Andy | Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | 10/07/2020 | $1,277.14 |
| Vales Advertising, Jason | Professional Services | 10/15/2020 | $1,000.00 |
| Daly Gray Public Relations | Professional Services | 08/20/2020 | $831.00 |
| Davis Catering | Golf Tournament Gloves & Beverages | 10/07/2020 | $750.00 |
| Dickerson, Steven | Campaign Contributio | 10/13/2020 | $500.00 |
| Vales Advertising, Jason | Advertising | 11/12/2020 | $240.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Tourism | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Walker Auctions | Germantown, TN | — | $3,275.25 |
| Looney Ricks Kiss | Memphis, TN | — | $2,000.00 |
| Ot Marshall Architects | Memphis, TN | — | $1,200.00 |
| US Foods | Memphis, TN | — | $1,200.00 |
| Janiking | Chattanooga, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Nextsite | Birmingham, AL | — | $1,000.00 |
| Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown | Memphis, TN | — | $698.00 |
| Sheraton Memphis Downtown | Memphis, TN | — | $637.00 |
| Key Magazine | Memphis, TN | — | $600.00 |
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 2020 Historical | $69,159.37 | $67,901.90 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $70,494.87 | $69,159.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $60,923.11 | $70,494.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical | $60,574.11 | $60,923.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Late Historical | $71,574.11 | $60,574.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $74,779.11 | $71,574.11 | Source ↗ |