Memphis

First Horizon Local PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Desiree M. Franklin · Memphis, TN

Raised
$36,891
incl. $11,256 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,200
To TN candidates
$22,850
78% of spending
To other PACs
$5,950
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,850 to 5 candidates
$1,850 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,850 (78%) — 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: $400 ÷ Total spent: $29,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $22,850
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $200.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $200.00
Neal Kerney † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,850. Of the $21,000 difference, $21,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $4,000.00
  • Tenn Banker Assoc $2,500.00
  • Ford, John $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Friends of A. C. Wharton $1,000.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $650.00
  • Clabough, Bill $500.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $500.00
  • Crutchfield, Ward $500.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $500.00
  • …and 33 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
University of Memphis PAC $5,000.00
Raam PAC $500.00
Tennesseans for Tomorrow $250.00
Build PAC $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Unspecified $250.00
Annual Pac Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kenneth Glass Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $3,987.44
Charles Burkett Memphis, TN First Horizon $1,968.54
John O Connor Jr Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,325.82
Herbert Hilliard Eads, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,300.00
Thomas C Adams Jr Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,271.48
Harry Johnson Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,250.72
Michael Edwards Memphis, TN First Horizon $1,165.18
Cecil Knight Memphis, TN First Horizon $963.48
Jimmy Blasingame Germantown, TN First Horizon $915.74
Pamela Fansler Knoxville, TN First Horizon $904.60

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 2004 Amended Historical $3,480.92 $11,082.80 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 7466
Q3 2004 Historical $11,595.55 $3,480.92 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1945
Q2 2004 Historical $6,129.91 $11,595.55 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 774
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $3,548.68 $6,129.91 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 2781