Charles Burkett
Also gave at least $500.00 in Memphis-area 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.
Given since 2004
at least $54,890
Tennessee state $42,090U.S. Congress $12,800
2018 cycle A cycle is named for the election the money went toward, not the year it was given. A gift in 2019 to a senator next on the ballot in 2022 counts in the 2022 cycle.
$4,500
most recent cycle with giving
Recipients
11
8 candidates · 3 PACs
Cycles with giving
8
2004–2018
TN Registry of Election Finance and FEC records, shown side by side and never merged. “At least” because name variants we have not linked may add more. Data as of Nov 6, 2026.
Giving history
By recipient
Candidates · 8
Bill Haslam Governor (2010–14) Rep. $7,500
Harold Ford Jr U.S. Senate (2006) Dem. $4,100
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | U.S. Senate | U.S. Congress | $4,100 |
Bill Lee Governor (2018) Rep. $4,000
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Governor | Tennessee state | $4,000 |
Lamar Alexander U.S. Senate (2008–14) Rep. $4,000
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. Senate | U.S. Congress | $1,000 |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate | U.S. Congress | $3,000 |
Mark Norris TN Senate 32 (2014) Rep. $3,000
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | TN Senate 32 | Tennessee state | $3,000 |
David Kustoff U.S. House, TN-8 (2016) Rep. $2,700
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. House, TN-8 | U.S. Congress | $2,700 |
Robert P Corker Jr U.S. Senate (2012) Rep. $2,000
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. Senate | U.S. Congress | $2,000 |
Mark White TN House 83 (2014–18) Rep. $1,500
| Cycle | Campaign | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TN House 83 | Tennessee state | $500 |
| 2014 | TN House 83 | Tennessee state | $1,000 |
PACs · 3
First Horizon Local PAC Political action committee (2004–12) PAC $21,590
Friends of the University of Memphis PAC Political action committee (2010–14) PAC $4,000
West TN Business Coalition Political action committee (2014) PAC $500
| Cycle | Report years | Records | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2014 | Tennessee state | $500 |
By year
2018
$4,500
2 candidates
- Bill Lee Governor Rep. $4,000
- Mark White TN House 83 Rep. $500
2016
$2,700
1 candidate
- David Kustoff U.S. House, TN-8 Rep. $2,700
2014
$10,000
4 candidates · 2 PACs
- Mark Norris TN Senate 32 Rep. $3,000
- Bill Haslam Governor Rep. $2,500
- Friends of the University of Memphis PAC PAC PAC $2,000
- Lamar Alexander U.S. Senate Rep. $1,000
- Mark White TN House 83 Rep. $1,000
- West TN Business Coalition PAC PAC $500
2012
$6,792
1 candidate · 2 PACs
- First Horizon Local PAC PAC PAC $3,792
- Robert P Corker Jr U.S. Senate Rep. $2,000
- Friends of the University of Memphis PAC PAC PAC $1,000
2010
$11,622
1 candidate · 2 PACs
- First Horizon Local PAC PAC PAC $5,622
- Bill Haslam Governor Rep. $5,000
- Friends of the University of Memphis PAC PAC PAC $1,000
2008
$8,332
1 candidate · 1 PAC
- First Horizon Local PAC PAC PAC $5,332
- Lamar Alexander U.S. Senate Rep. $3,000
2006
$8,975
1 candidate · 1 PAC
- First Horizon Local PAC PAC PAC $4,875
- Harold Ford Jr U.S. Senate Dem. $4,100
2004
$1,969
1 PAC
- First Horizon Local PAC PAC PAC $1,969