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David Volkert Assoc INC Holding Co PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2001 · Treasurer: Michael I. Sampson · Mobile, AL

Raised
$75,999
incl. $26,079 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$47,550
Spent outside Tennessee
$38,050
80% of spending
To TN candidates
$9,500
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 4 candidates
$1,500 to 2 Republicans $2,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,050 (80%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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 spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $47,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,500
Source filings:

“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Smith, Ken $1,000.00
  • Coppinger, Jim $1,000.00
  • Bone, Charles $1,000.00
  • Fairbanks, Randy $500.00
  • Haynes, Marty $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Perry Hand Mobile, AL Volkert, Inc. $1,764.27
David GWYNN Tampa, FL Volkert Inc. $1,453.76
Thomas Zoghby Mobile, AL Volkert, Inc. $1,044.00
Richard Dun Fort Myers, FL Volkert, Inc. $1,036.70
Dennis Morrison Alexandria, VA Volkert & Associates, Inc. $1,005.16
David Allsbrook Raleigh, NC Volkert, Inc. $969.08
Eugene Quinn Gainesville, FL Volkert, Inc. $969.08
Gerald Stump Mobile, AL Volkert Inc. $969.08
Thomas Hand Mobile, AL Volkert Inc. $892.52
Guy O Connor Mobile, AL Volkert, Inc. $872.64

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 2014 Historical $314,020.99 $335,449.96 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58754
Pre-General 2014 Historical $322,267.51 $314,020.99 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 55601
Q3 2014 Historical $312,183.27 $322,267.51 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 54188
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $313,678.95 $312,183.27 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53679
Q2 2014 Historical $315,967.10 $313,678.95 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52066
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $307,050.93 $315,967.10 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 52068