LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Berkley Schwarz · Nashville, TN

Raised

$1,800

incl. $600 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$1,402

To TN candidates

$750

53% of spending

Operating & other

$652

47% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,402 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $750 (53%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $652 ÷ Total spent: $1,402

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$652
Contributions to candidates	$750

Source filings:

To TN candidates $750 53%
Operating & other $652 47%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Trail, Larry $500.00
Fowlkes, Joe $250.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Research / Polling	$300.00
Inkind/Food Fowlkes	$202.00
Annual Fee	$150.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Registry of Election Finance	Research / Polling	01/05/2004	$300.00
A Matter of Taste	Inkind/Food Fowlkes	10/08/2004	$202.00
Registry of Election Finance	Annual Fee	01/05/2004	$150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Allan Ramsaur	Nashville, TN	Tennessee Bar Association	$1,000.00
Van Sant Palmer	Clarksville, TN	—	$200.00

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 2004 Amended Historical	$906.83	$804.83	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2690
Q3 2004 Amended Historical	$1,056.83	$906.83	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 9891
Q2 2004 Amended Historical	$456.83	$1,056.83	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 869
Q1 2004 Historical	$906.83	$456.83	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 261