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LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$6,440
incl. $6,040 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,873
To TN candidates
$4,250
87% of spending
To other PACs
$500
10% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,873 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,250 (87%) — 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: $123 ÷ Total spent: $4,873
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $123
Contributions to candidates $4,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $250.00
  • Briley, Rob $250.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $250.00
  • Burchett, Tim $250.00
  • Coleman, Kent $250.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $250.00
  • Dubois, J. Thomas $250.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
  • Henry, Douglas $250.00
  • Maddox, Mark $250.00
  • …and 7 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
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $250.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $122.52

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bryce C Ruth Jr White House, TN — $200.00
Marcia McMurray Cleveland, TN McMurray Law Office, PLLC $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 2006 Historical $3,025.90 $2,250.90 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,675.90 $3,025.90 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $4,920.93 $2,675.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $4,820.93 $4,920.93 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,002.31 $4,820.93 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $2,534.83 $4,002.31 Source ↗