LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,775
incl. $13,775 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$20,350
To TN candidates
$15,350
75% of spending
Operating & other
$5,000
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,350 to 20 candidates
$12,350 to 14 Republicans $3,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,350 (75%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $5,000 ÷ Total spent: $20,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,000
Contributions to candidates $15,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,100.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $750.00

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

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
Donations $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lanquist Edward Nashville, TN Patterson Ip Law $500.00
Sherie Edwards Brentwood, TN State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co. $500.00
Marcia McMurray Cleveland, TN McMurray Law Office, PLLC $300.00
Nathan Ridley Nashville, TN Associated Builders and Contractors, Gre $300.00
Bruce Conley Union City, TN Conley & Conley $250.00
Frank Thacher Memphis, TN City of Memphis $250.00
Gregory Pease Nashville, TN Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison $250.00
John Farringer Nashville, TN Sherrard & Roe PLC $250.00
Marc Harwell Chattanooga, TN Harwell Law Group $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 2021 Historical $68,038.91 $53,153.91 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97584
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $56,728.91 $68,038.91 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 96015