Ryman Hospitality Properties PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jennifer Hutcheson · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $5,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$35,123
incl. $11,941 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,030
Spent outside Tennessee
$9,000
60% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,500
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,030 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (60%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $1,030 ÷ Total spent: $15,030
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,030
Contributions to candidates $2,500

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $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 $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
  • Duvall, Robert $500.00
  • Gotto, Jim $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $9,000 to 4 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 states. 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Romney for President Inc. Massachusetts $5,000.00
Quinones, J.P. Florida $2,500.00
Baker, Rushern Maryland $1,000.00
Hansell, Robert Florida $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin. Reimbursement $1,000.00
Account Analysis Fee-Mm $30.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Colin Reed Nashville, TN Ryman Hospitality Properties $5,000.00
David Kloeppel Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $2,369.18
John Imaizumi Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $1,303.85
Mark Fioravanti Nashville, TN Ryman Hospitality Properties $1,276.26
Bennett Westbrook Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $914.02
Scott LYNN Nashville, TN Ryman Hospitality Properties $871.00
Peter Weien Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $852.16
Steve Buchanan Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $847.98
Gara Pryor Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment $745.70
Sidney Cherry Nashville, TN Ryman Hospitality Properties $689.06

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 2012 Historical $125,254.95 $129,517.16 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46592
Pre-General 2012 Historical $125,254.95 $125,254.95 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45111
Q3 2012 Historical $122,020.61 $125,254.95 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43936
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $124,770.61 $122,020.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42304
Q2 2012 Historical $120,273.97 $124,770.61 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41135
Q1 2012 Historical $115,520.53 $120,273.97 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39987