First Horizon Local PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Desiree M. Franklin · Memphis, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $36,450 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,700 (87%) — 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 / overhead spending | $750 |
| Contributions to candidates | $31,700 |
- To TN candidates $31,700 87%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,500 6.9%
- To other PACs $1,500 4.1%
- Operating & other $750 2.1%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $31,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $29,950 difference, $29,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $29,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Tenn Banker Assoc $5,000.00
- Mayor Herenton's Campaign for Re-Election $2,000.00
- Bredesen, Phil $1,500.00
- Gibbons (Dist. Atty), Bill $1,000.00
- McDonald, Keith $1,000.00
- Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
- Betty Gregory Campaign for Trustee $800.00
- Ford, Ophelia $750.00
- Langster, Edith Taylor $500.00
- Beavers, Mae $500.00
- …and 51 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Committee To Elect Anderson Miller Trustee | $500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Claude Ramsey | $500.00 |
| Committee To Re-Elect Donn Southern | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,500 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Barbour, Haley | Mississippi | $2,000.00 |
| Flowers, Merle | Mississippi | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Unspecified | $750.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketron, Bill | Unspecified | 06/29/2006 | $500.00 |
| Hood, John | Unspecified | 06/28/2006 | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Glass | Memphis, TN | First Horizon National Corp. | $4,880.02 |
| Charles Burkett | Memphis, TN | First Horizon | $2,623.65 |
| John O Connor Jr | Memphis, TN | First Horizon National Corp. | $1,496.87 |
| Thomas C Adams Jr | Memphis, TN | First Horizon National Corp. | $1,469.43 |
| Harry Johnson | Memphis, TN | First Horizon National Corp. | $1,410.26 |
| Michael Edwards | Memphis, TN | First Horizon | $1,405.51 |
| Herbert Hilliard | Eads, TN | First Horizon National Corp. | $1,150.00 |
| Jimmy Blasingame | Germantown, TN | First Horizon | $933.52 |
| Cecil Knight | Memphis, TN | First Horizon | $929.27 |
| Marlin Mosby | Hernando, MS | First Horizon National Corp. | $835.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Historical | $14,084.69 | $20,306.82 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $12,130.15 | $14,084.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $12,144.50 | $12,130.15 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $12,689.16 | $12,144.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $10,303.16 | $12,689.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Amended Historical | $18,590.40 | $10,303.16 | Source ↗ |