Memphis

LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,002
incl. $10,752 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,000
To TN candidates
$27,000
96% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
3.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,500 to 17 candidates
$13,500 to 13 Republicans $5,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,000 (96%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $28,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $27,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $27,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,500. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Robinson, Katrina $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Potts, Jason $500.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Frank Thacher Memphis, TN City of Memphis $500.00
Bruce Conley Union City, TN Conley & Conley $250.00
Nathan Ridley Nashville, TN Associated Builders and Contractors, Gre $250.00
Nina Kumar Nashville, TN Self-Employed $250.00

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
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $83,842.32 $58,668.94 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86605
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $74,667.32 $83,842.32 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84492