Memphis

Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$69,725
incl. $22,775 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$39,543
To TN candidates
$38,000
96% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
2.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $34,500 to 27 candidates
$30,500 to 23 Republicans $4,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $39,543 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,000 (96%) — 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: $543 ÷ Total spent: $39,543
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $543
Contributions to candidates $38,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $38,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $34,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $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
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraising Items $292.52
Bank Fees $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Pigeon Forge Hotel Motel Lodging Association Pigeon Forge, TN — $12,500.00
Gatlinburg Hospitality Association Gatlinburg, TN — $9,000.00
Metropolitan Memphis Hotel Lodging Association Cordova, TN — $8,600.00
Greater Chattanooga Hospitality Assoc Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
Greater Knoxville Hospitality Assoc Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Sevierville Hospitality Association Sevierville, TN — $2,500.00
Gibson Hotel Management Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
A Marshall Hospitality Franklin, TN — $750.00
G P the Peabody Memphis Memphis, TN — $600.00
Journal Communications Franklin, TN — $600.00

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 2022 Historical $51,491.16 $52,531.86 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107227
Pre-General 2022 Historical $46,517.69 $51,491.16 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105596
Q3 2022 Historical $38,732.15 $46,517.69 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104956
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $37,457.15 $38,732.15 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102926
Q2 2022 Historical $30,418.71 $37,457.15 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100584
Q1 2022 Historical $25,274.71 $30,418.71 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98799