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 $29,000 to 20 candidates
$22,250 to 14 Republicans $6,750 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

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

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

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 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 $93,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $29,000. Of the $64,250 difference, $64,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $64,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Ron $4,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $4,000.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $4,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $3,500.00
  • Harvey, Sr., James $3,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $3,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $3,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $2,750.00
  • Harmon, Bill $2,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • …and 29 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 ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $17,868.57 $23,968.57 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $12,871.77 $17,868.57 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $13,321.77 $12,871.77 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $36,839.08 $13,321.77 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $18,734.57 $36,839.08 Source ↗