Memphis

First Horizon Local PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$32,309
incl. $3,765 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$31,450
To TN candidates
$20,650
66% of spending
To other PACs
$10,800
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 5 candidates
$1,750 to 4 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,450 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,650 (66%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $31,450
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,650
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $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 $20,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $18,650 difference, $18,650 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,650 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Bob Clement for Mayor $1,250.00
  • Citizens for Bill Gibbons $1,000.00
  • Friends of Myron Lowery $1,000.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $1,000.00
  • Karl Bean for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Reid Hedgepeth for City Council $1,000.00
  • …and 24 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 Bankers Association PAC $5,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect W.W. Herenton $1,200.00
Nashville Business Coalition $1,000.00
Raam PAC $1,000.00
Successpac $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Fred Sisk $500.00
Committee for Billy Tindell $400.00
Committee To Elect Scott McCormick $250.00
Committee To Re-Elect Councilman Joe Brown $250.00
Committee To Rita Cooper-Taylor $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Burkett Memphis, TN First Horizon $2,630.08
Michael Edwards Memphis, TN First Horizon $1,607.70
John O Connor Jr Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,494.42
Harry Johnson Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,488.41
Thomas C Adams Jr Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,468.62
Herbert Hilliard Eads, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,300.00
Kenneth Glass Memphis, TN First Horizon National Corp. $1,280.16
Jimmy Blasingame Germantown, TN First Horizon $1,133.18
Cecil Knight Memphis, TN First Horizon $1,116.22
K Newton Raff Piney Flats, TN First Horizon $985.45

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $24,500.61 $21,065.83 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14901
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $20,306.82 $24,500.61 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13994