David Volkert Assoc INC Holding Co PAC
Registered Feb 2001 · Treasurer: Michael I. Sampson · Mobile, AL
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $95,115.96 | $206,537.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $117,625.59 | $233,400.00 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $95,461.88 | $56,800.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $90,752.80 | $133,873.20 | $1,500.00 |
| 2022 | $93,179.11 | $217,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $77,621.17 | $160,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $81,764.44 | $97,000.00 | $22,500.00 |
| 2019 | $89,923.32 | $54,740.00 | $5,600.00 |
| 2018 | $88,358.40 | $62,600.00 | $21,600.00 |
| 2017 | $91,062.36 | $62,650.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2016 | $80,761.99 | $34,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $73,694.03 | $14,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $75,998.55 | $47,550.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2013 | $67,132.80 | $45,125.00 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $61,659.73 | $19,440.00 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $59,822.07 | $25,703.00 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $77,000.43 | $47,961.00 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $72,428.03 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $59,520.92 | $21,502.02 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $63,549.48 | $7,270.26 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $29,830.30 | $48,466.66 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $49,472.38 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $32,754.68 | $18,505.32 | $0.00 |
| All years | $1,724,490.42 | $1,619,123.46 | $57,700.00 |
Raised
$1,724,490
incl. $439,270 unitemized small gifts
excl. $2,000 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,619,123
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,444,615
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$156,450
9.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $57,700 to 8 candidates
$53,700 to 6 Republicans $4,000 to 2 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,619,123 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,444,615 (89%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,444,615 89%
- To TN candidates $156,450 9.7%
- Operating & other $13,058 0.8%
- To other PACs $5,000 0.3%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $48,200.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $3,000.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jeremy Durham † | Tennessee House, District 65 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| John Ray Clemmons † | Tennessee House, District 55 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| 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 $156,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $57,700. Of the $98,750 difference, $98,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $98,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Haslam, Bill $15,000.00
- Bredesen, Phil $13,000.00
- Barry, Megan $7,000.00
- John Cooper for Nashville $7,000.00
- O'Connell, Freddie $6,000.00
- David Briley for Mayor $4,500.00
- Bone, Charles $3,000.00
- Fox, David $3,000.00
- Berke for Mayor, Andy $2,500.00
- Black, Diane $2,500.00
- …and 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Professional Engineers PAC | $1,500.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $1,250.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $750.00 |
| Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $113,590 to 103 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 8 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Will Ainsworth for Lt Governor | Alabama | $10,000.00 |
| Tom Parker for Supreme Ct Chief Justice | Alabama | $5,000.00 |
| Henry McMaster for Governor | South Carolina | $3,500.00 |
| Stimpson, Sandy | Alabama | $2,750.00 |
| Norwood, Mary | Georgia | $2,600.00 |
| Alabama House Democratic Caucus | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
| Alabama Senate Republican Conference | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Tucker Dorsey | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
| Ellis, Rodney | Texas | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Chris Elliott | Alabama | $2,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Innaugural Committee | $7,500.00 |
| Taxes | $4,467.89 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $500.00 |
| Mayor Primary 2021 | $500.00 |
| Bank Fees | $90.37 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee Inaugural 2019, Inc. | Innaugural Committee | 11/27/2018 | $7,500.00 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 02/08/2008 | $1,350.02 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 01/25/2007 | $1,070.26 |
| Americans for Allen Adomite | Mayor Primary 2021 | 11/15/2018 | $500.00 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 04/09/2008 | $338.00 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 07/01/2008 | $338.00 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 10/01/2008 | $338.00 |
| Colonial Bank Fed Depositary | Taxes | 01/06/2009 | $338.00 |
| Colonial Bank | Taxes | 03/13/2006 | $316.66 |
| IRS | Taxes | 01/22/2004 | $164.95 |
Who Funds It
$6,899.55 (0.5% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, David Volkert Assoc INC Holding Co PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkert Associates Inc. | Mobile, AL | — | $89,000.00 |
| Dvahc PAC Members | Mobile, AL | — | $75,900.46 |
| Thomas Hand | Mobile, AL | Volkert Inc. | $27,105.15 |
| Perry Hand | Mobile, AL | Volkert, Inc. | $15,992.28 |
| Leon Barkan | Fairhope, AL | Volkert Inc. | $15,557.18 |
| David Allsbrook | Raleigh, NC | Volkert, Inc. | $11,594.35 |
| David Young | Collinsville, IL | Volkert, Inc. | $11,380.52 |
| Philip Russell | Mobile, AL | Volkert, Inc. | $11,149.27 |
| Karl Falls | Granbury, TX | Volkert Inc. | $11,098.74 |
| Norman Hill | Mobile, AL | Volkert, Inc. | $10,149.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $685.29 | $2,383.89 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130796 |
| Q3 2026 | $14,711.14 | $685.29 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129342 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $4,978.95 | $14,711.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127883 |
| Q2 2026 | $47,647.44 | $4,978.95 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126723 |
| Q1 2026 | $113,804.93 | $47,647.44 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125034 |
| Year-End 2025 | $224,257.93 | $113,804.93 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124073 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $229,579.34 | $224,257.93 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121740 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $213,255.44 | $229,579.34 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119864 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $216,939.06 | $213,255.44 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118455 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $204,450.33 | $216,939.06 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117114 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $196,967.13 | $204,450.33 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115704 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $203,822.87 | $196,967.13 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114152 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $190,917.46 | $203,822.87 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112608 |
| 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 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $249,673.76 | $234,037.86 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107510 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $252,564.18 | $249,673.76 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105958 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $304,503.43 | $252,564.18 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104538 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $298,151.55 | $304,503.43 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 101932 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $366,186.25 | $298,151.55 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100673 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $357,958.75 | $366,186.25 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98378 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $407,266.58 | $357,958.75 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96969 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $440,437.58 | $407,266.58 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95214 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $446,966.03 | $440,437.58 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93596 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $452,979.21 | $446,966.03 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92254 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $464,608.68 | $452,979.21 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91119 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical | $479,164.67 | $464,608.68 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90040 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $466,818.49 | $479,164.67 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88604 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $455,773.14 | $466,818.49 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87171 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $425,969.27 | $455,773.14 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86554 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $418,589.82 | $425,969.27 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84462 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $406,402.94 | $418,589.82 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82465 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $425,368.11 | $406,402.94 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81426 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $421,883.28 | $425,368.11 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80121 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $421,445.17 | $421,883.28 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78105 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $435,770.30 | $421,445.17 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75993 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $431,886.42 | $435,770.30 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74778 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $419,858.11 | $431,886.42 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73146 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $401,474.06 | $419,858.11 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71471 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $387,533.02 | $401,474.06 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70034 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $386,215.62 | $387,533.02 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68793 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $379,226.40 | $386,215.62 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67349 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical | $378,659.44 | $379,226.40 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66539 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $366,417.43 | $378,659.44 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64621 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $355,461.57 | $366,417.43 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63557 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $348,003.86 | $355,461.57 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62403 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $335,449.96 | $348,003.86 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60270 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $303,009.56 | $307,050.93 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48490 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $285,085.33 | $303,009.56 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47616 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $270,177.44 | $285,085.33 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45476 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $257,355.99 | $270,177.44 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44060 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $262,651.09 | $257,355.99 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43081 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $264,451.09 | $262,651.09 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41688 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $247,460.63 | $264,451.09 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40468 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $242,731.71 | $247,460.63 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39265 |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $228,988.77 | $242,731.71 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38074 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $208,310.52 | $228,988.77 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37106 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $178,623.60 | $208,310.52 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35477 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $180,759.99 | $178,623.60 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34222 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $183,822.30 | $180,759.99 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33332 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $183,059.79 | $183,822.30 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 31961 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $179,798.75 | $183,059.79 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31121 |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $179,030.11 | $179,798.75 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29925 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $174,570.95 | $179,030.11 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28533 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $166,933.80 | $174,570.95 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27303 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $148,834.67 | $166,933.80 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25899 |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $148,046.88 | $148,834.67 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24132 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $155,131.99 | $148,046.88 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23724 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $153,730.76 | $155,131.99 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22406 |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $146,876.59 | $153,730.76 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21529 |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $141,334.66 | $146,876.59 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20307 |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $98,290.39 | $141,334.66 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14454 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $82,477.81 | $98,290.39 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14029 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $81,058.05 | $82,477.81 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12300 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $78,820.93 | $81,058.05 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11104 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $85,659.30 | $78,820.93 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10138 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $85,042.12 | $85,659.30 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8504 |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $101,576.31 | $85,042.12 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7271 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $99,289.53 | $101,576.31 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6289 |
| Q4 2005 Amended Historical | $91,364.33 | $99,289.53 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 6100 |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $85,418.76 | $91,364.33 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5106 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $82,726.72 | $85,418.76 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4272 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $76,900.23 | $82,726.72 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3632 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $63,834.53 | $76,900.23 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3093 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $66,182.29 | $63,834.53 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2118 |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $67,458.12 | $66,182.29 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 13039 |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $62,680.72 | $67,458.12 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 7 |