Nashville business heavyweights step up for Karl Dean's biggest fundraiser to date [View all]
Some of Karl Dean's top allies during his time as Nashville mayor, including some big names in Nashville's business and development community, are among a large group hosting a major fundraiser next week for his Democratic bid for Tennessee governor.
According to an invitation obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK-Tennessee, some of hosts for the event, which is set for Tuesday at the Patron Room at Bridgestone Arena, include:
Philanthropist Martha Ingram;
Nashville Predators chairman Tom Cigarran;
H.G. Hill Realty Co. chairman and CEO Jimmy Granbery;
Investor and prominent charter school backer Bill DeLoache;
John Ingram, chairman of Ingram Industries;
Steve Turner, founder of MarketStreet Enterprises;
Bert Mathews, president of The Mathews Company;
Greg Hinote, managing director at the Ingram Group and former deputy mayor under Dean;
Attorney Aubrey Harwell;
and Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor David Williams
The event isn't Dean's first fundraiser since announcing his bid for governor in February, but it is his largest to date.
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