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David Volkert Assoc INC Holding Co PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$90,753
incl. $7,495 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$133,873
Spent outside Tennessee
$127,373
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,500
4.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 1 candidate
$1,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $133,873 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $127,373 (95%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $133,873
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,500
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

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • O'Connell, Freddie $5,000.00

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
Thomas Hand Mobile, AL Volkert Inc. $2,591.78
Leon Barkan Fairhope, AL Volkert Inc. $1,965.78
David McFarlin Ocala, FL Volkert Inc. $1,081.60
Karl Falls Granbury, TX Volkert Inc. $1,022.96
Louis Mitchell Charlotte, NC Volkert Inc. $1,003.66
Randall Redmond Van, TX Volkert Inc. $1,003.02
Michael Warnke Pensacola, FL Volkert, Inc. $995.28
Keith Weakley Stanley, VA Volkert Inc. $962.90
Scott Bennett Jacksonville, FL Volkert Inc. $929.89
Brock Crenek Hitchcock, TX Volkert Inc. $925.50

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 2023 Historical $204,336.79 $190,917.46 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110527
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $234,037.86 $204,336.79 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108986