Corporate PAC · AL

The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00589044.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

67% of the $40K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 33%Helps Republicans 67%

Backs

  1. Gary J. PalmerRepublican$10K
  2. Barry MooreRepublican$6,000
  3. Terri A. SewellDemocrat$5,000
  4. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.Democrat$4,000
  5. Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican$2,500

Run by William Farris (treasurer) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Tuscaloosa, AL1
Registered
October 7, 20152

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
William Farris2
Connected to
The Westervelt Company1

Who funds it

It reported raising $71K: $71K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $63K from 106 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 20% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: Alabama $53K, California $7,100, Georgia $1,800, Louisiana $1507

Where its donors work7

Westervelt105 gifts$62,370
Westervelt Ecological Services1 gifts$150

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026.3

Raised$71K
Spent$80K
Cash on hand$63K
Given to candidates and committees$80K
  • From individuals $71K

Who it gives to

14 candidates, $40K in direct gifts.4

Gary J. Palmer RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 6th District (2026)$10,000
Barry Moore RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2026)$6,000
Terri A. Sewell DemocratU.S. House, Alabama 7th District (2026)$5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, Georgia 2nd District (2026)$4,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith RepublicanU.S. Senate, Mississippi (2026)$2,500
Austin Scott RepublicanU.S. House, Georgia 8th District (2026)$2,500
Rhett Marques RepublicanU.S. House, Alabama 2nd District (2026)$2,500
James E. Clyburn DemocratU.S. House, South Carolina 6th District (2026)$1,000
Steve Marshall RepublicanU.S. Senate, Alabama (2026)$1,000
Jason Smith RepublicanU.S. House, Missouri 8th District (2026)$1,000
Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026)$1,000
J. French Hill RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 2nd District (2026)$1,000
Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026)$1,000
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DemocratU.S. House, Washington 3rd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee (C00589044)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589044/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): The Westervelt Company Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589044/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00589044/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through June 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00589044&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00589044&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to The Westervelt Company Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00589044&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026