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.

Why this number?

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

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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • 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

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 ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $1,056.83 $906.83 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $456.83 $1,056.83 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $906.83 $456.83 Source ↗