Volkert, Inc.
Registered Oct 2011 · Treasurer: Michael I. Sampson · Mobile, AL
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $86,250.00 | $86,250.00 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $27,000.00 | $27,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $8,500.00 | $8,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $12,000.00 | $12,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $200.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $10,200.00 | $10,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $11,900.00 | $11,800.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2013 | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $2,200.00 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $165,850.00 | $165,550.00 | $1,000.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $165,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $95,600 (58%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
- Spent outside Tennessee $95,600 58%
- To TN candidates $27,800 17%
- To other PACs $27,000 16%
- Operating & other $15,150 9.2%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $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 $27,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $26,800 difference, $26,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $26,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Nashvile Moves Action Fund $10,000.00
- Tennessee Business Partnership $10,000.00
- Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
- Bone, Charles $1,000.00
- Jim Coppinger $1,000.00
- Ken Moore for Mayor $1,000.00
- South, Kyle $1,000.00
- Casada, Glen $500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
- Smith, Ken $500.00
- …and 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Citizens for Greater Mobility | $10,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $5,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $5,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Professional Engineers PAC | $2,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $7,500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steven L Reed for Mayor | Alabama | $7,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Gubernatorial Inauguration | $7,500.00 |
| Inaugural Committee | $7,500.00 |
| Annual Fee | $150.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee Inaugural 2019, Inc. | Inaugural Committee | 11/27/2018 | $7,500.00 |
| Haslam Inaugural Committee Inc. | Gubernatorial Inauguration | 12/17/2014 | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Annual Fee | 01/09/2026 | $150.00 |
Who Funds It
$165,650.00 (99.8% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Volkert, Inc. — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volkert, Inc. Sponsor | Mobile, AL | — | $165,650.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129343 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127884 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126722 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125035 |
| Year-End 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124063 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121913 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119866 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118457 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117113 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115708 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114124 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112595 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110530 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109012 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107506 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105953 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104537 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 101935 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100672 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98380 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96968 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95210 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93595 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92251 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91121 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89957 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88607 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87170 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86534 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84461 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82464 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81405 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80117 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78283 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75992 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74776 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73145 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71481 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70062 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68827 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67353 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65932 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64606 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63556 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62416 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60280 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58748 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 55606 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55603 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53684 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52109 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50296 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48659 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47590 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45561 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44435 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43082 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41690 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40838 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39264 |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38076 |