Memphis

Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Terry Trim · Nashville, TN

Raised
$102,784
incl. $15,534 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$113,347
To TN candidates
$93,250
82% of spending
To other PACs
$15,500
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $40,500 to 24 candidates
$31,750 to 17 Republicans $8,750 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $113,347 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $93,250 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $4,597 ÷ Total spent: $113,347
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,597
Contributions to candidates $93,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $4,500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $4,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $3,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $3,000.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $3,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $2,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $93,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $40,500. Of the $52,750 difference, $52,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $52,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $4,000.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $4,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $3,500.00
  • Harvey, Sr., James $3,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $3,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,750.00
  • Harmon, Bill $2,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $2,000.00
  • …and 25 more recipients

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 Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,500.00
Haslam Inagural Committee $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Services $3,000.00
Printing $524.40
Donations $500.00
Mileage $272.75
Office Supplies $240.34
Car Rental $60.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sevier County Lodging Alliance LLC Pigeon Forge, TN — $35,000.00
Greater Nashville Hotel Lodging Association Nashville, TN — $12,000.00
Metropolitan Memphis Hotel Lodging Association Cordova, TN — $11,500.00
Memphis Restaurant Association Memphis, TN — $8,000.00
Greater Knoxville Hospitality Assoc Knoxville, TN — $6,250.00
Standard Club PAC Nashville, TN — $6,250.00
Chattanooga Hotel Lodging Association Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
Half Shell East, LLC Memphis, TN — $400.00
Old Mill Restaurant Pigeon Forge, TN — $400.00
Ruby Falls Chattanooga, TN — $250.00

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 2014 Amended Historical $23,968.57 $7,890.62 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59708
Pre-General 2014 Historical $17,868.57 $23,968.57 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57918
Q3 2014 Historical $12,871.77 $17,868.57 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55759
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $13,321.77 $12,871.77 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54913
Q2 2014 Historical $36,839.08 $13,321.77 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53274
Q1 2014 Historical $18,734.57 $36,839.08 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50772