Memphis

Tennessee Volunteer PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2007 · Treasurer: Dawn Perkerson · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $1,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$100,000
Total Spent
$218,342
Operating & other
$114,342
52% of spending
To TN candidates
$52,000
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 1 candidate
$7,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $218,342 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $114,342 (52%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $114,342 ÷ Total spent: $218,342
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $114,342
Contributions to candidates $52,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $52,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,500. Of the $44,500 difference, $44,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $44,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Faulk, Mike $7,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $7,500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $5,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $5,000.00
  • McCall, II, Albert $5,000.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $5,000.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $5,000.00
  • Carr, Joe $2,500.00
  • Niederhauser, Mike $1,000.00
  • Ford, Dan $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $50,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Tranfer-Nonfed Share $99,283.97
Nonfederal Political Consulting $14,000.00
Reimb. Paid To Matt Lehigh For Lodging $857.85
Convention Fee $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Herbert Siegel New York, NY News America, Inc. $10,000.00
Ira Brody Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $10,000.00
J R Hyde Memphis, TN Retired $10,000.00
Robert McCormack Lake Forest, IL Tridnet Capital $10,000.00
Robert S Lipman Nashville, TN Lipman Brothers $10,000.00
Ron Gidwitz Chicago, IL GCG Partners $10,000.00
Scott Probasco Chattanooga, TN Suntrust Bank $10,000.00
William H Frist Nashville, TN Cressey Healthcare $10,000.00
Cecile Gideon Nashville, TN Self-Employed $9,000.00
Lew Conner Nashville, TN State of Tennessee $5,000.00

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 2008 Historical $17,713.97 $0.00 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26594
Pre-General 2008 Historical $71,873.97 $17,713.97 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25218
Q3 2008 Historical $51,283.97 $71,873.97 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24201
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $101,283.97 $51,283.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22683
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $110,341.82 $101,283.97 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22368
Q1 2008 Historical $118,441.82 $110,341.82 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20694