LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz)

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

LAW PAC (Berkley Schwarz) — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $18,328.00 $3,067.42 $3,500.00
2025 $18,947.00 $31,000.00 $33,500.00
2024 $17,810.00 $22,000.00 $21,500.00
2023 $17,050.00 $23,500.00 $22,500.00
2022 $14,495.00 $33,500.00 $29,000.00
2021 $16,775.00 $20,350.00 $15,350.00
2020 $14,659.97 $16,500.00 $12,000.00
2019 $12,001.62 $28,000.00 $18,500.00
2018 $25,066.64 $23,500.00 $12,500.00
2017 $14,767.43 $299.36 $0.00
2016 $20,317.47 $21,000.00 $12,500.00
2015 $22,486.84 $9,369.23 $4,750.00
2014 $34,303.71 $11,500.00 $4,500.00
2013 $13,617.00 $4,096.42 $1,000.00
2012 $7,665.00 $11,750.00 $5,000.00
2011 $10,025.00 $4,368.15 $1,000.00
2010 $9,002.50 $12,500.00 $1,500.00
2009 $10,590.00 $2,000.00 $0.00
2008 $8,180.00 $12,740.00 $2,250.00
2007 $9,105.00 $250.00 $0.00
2006 $6,440.00 $4,872.52 $250.00
2005 $5,505.00 $900.00 $0.00
2004 $1,800.00 $1,402.00 $0.00
All years $328,938.18 $298,465.10 $109,600.00
Raised
$328,938
incl. $227,313 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$298,465
To TN candidates
$217,500
73% of spending
Operating & other
$71,715
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $109,600 to 70 candidates
$86,850 to 55 Republicans $22,750 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $298,465 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $217,500 (73%) — 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: $71,715 ÷ Total spent: $298,465
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $71,715
Contributions to candidates $217,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $9,250.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $6,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $5,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $4,600.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $4,000.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $217,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $109,600. Of the $107,900 difference, $20,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $87,000 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $20,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beck, Bill $2,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Potts, Jason $1,000.00
  • Robinson, Katrina $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • …and 27 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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $4,000.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $1,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $750.00
MPAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $68,350.00
Printing $1,252.76
Bank Fees $743.65
Check Order $566.69
Annual Fee $300.00
Research / Polling $300.00
Inkind/Food Fowlkes $202.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Timothy Takacs Hendersonville, TN Elder Law Practice of Timothy L. Takacs $14,000.00
Marcia McMurray Cleveland, TN McMurray Law Office, PLLC $3,200.00
Nathan Ridley Nashville, TN Associated Builders and Contractors, Gre $3,200.00
Bruce Conley Union City, TN Conley & Conley $3,000.00
Sherie Edwards Brentwood, TN State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co. $2,650.00
Edward Lanquist Nashville, TN Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell and B $2,500.00
Frank Thacher Memphis, TN City of Memphis $2,500.00
William L Harbison Nashville, TN Sherrard \& Roe $2,500.00
Claudia Jack Columbia, TN State of Tenn $1,750.00
Cynthia Wyrick Greeneville, TN United States Magistrate Judge Eastern $1,600.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $28,566.49 $26,716.49 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131268
Q3 2026 $27,823.91 $28,566.49 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129279
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $27,328.91 $27,823.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 129280
Q2 2026 $12,605.91 $27,328.91 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127417
Q1 2026 $11,455.91 $12,605.91 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125943
Year-End 2025 $39,094.91 $11,455.91 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124494
Mid-Year 2025 $23,508.91 $39,094.91 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122616
Q4 2024 Historical $31,603.91 $23,508.91 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120710
Pre-General 2024 Historical $37,828.91 $31,603.91 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118930
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $35,883.91 $37,828.91 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117654
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $41,128.91 $35,883.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115687
Q2 2024 Amended Historical $28,533.91 $41,128.91 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 115027
Q1 2024 Historical $27,698.91 $28,533.91 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113362
Year-End 2023 Historical $48,818.91 $27,698.91 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111574
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $34,148.91 $48,818.91 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109806
Q4 2022 Historical $33,978.91 $34,148.91 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108104
Pre-General 2022 Historical $64,148.91 $33,978.91 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106475
Q3 2022 Historical $62,968.91 $64,148.91 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105235
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $64,418.91 $62,968.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103485
Q2 2022 Historical $54,003.91 $64,418.91 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100137
Q1 2022 Historical $53,153.91 $54,003.91 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99655
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
Q4 2020 Historical $55,303.91 $56,728.91 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94381
Pre-General 2020 Historical $59,658.91 $55,303.91 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92471
Q3 2020 Historical $59,032.25 $59,658.91 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 92378
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $68,748.92 $59,032.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90454
Q2 2020 Historical $60,477.26 $68,748.92 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89040
Q1 2020 Historical $58,668.94 $60,477.26 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87851
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
Q4 2018 Historical $72,492.32 $74,667.32 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83154
Pre-General 2018 Historical $82,303.98 $72,492.32 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81239
Q3 2018 Historical $85,118.98 $82,303.98 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79640
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $84,398.98 $85,118.98 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78306
Q2 2018 Historical $75,208.98 $84,398.98 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75647
Q1 2018 Historical $73,200.68 $75,208.98 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75243
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $70,690.63 $73,200.68 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74388
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $58,757.56 $70,690.63 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72365
Q4 2016 Historical $52,360.95 $58,757.56 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70303
Pre-General 2016 Historical $52,740.95 $52,360.95 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68749
Q3 2016 Historical $52,737.95 $52,740.95 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66842
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $50,274.75 $52,737.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66156
Q2 2016 Historical $58,628.35 $50,274.75 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64348
Q1 2016 Historical $57,414.50 $58,628.35 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63214
Year-End 2015 Historical $52,108.73 $57,414.50 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61651
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $44,396.89 $52,108.73 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60141
Q4 2014 Historical $38,669.44 $44,396.89 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58587
Pre-General 2014 Historical $36,440.77 $38,669.44 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57492
Q3 2014 Historical $39,870.51 $36,440.77 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55565
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $38,938.84 $39,870.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54028
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $30,996.49 $38,938.84 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53670
Q1 2014 Historical $21,887.94 $30,996.49 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50286
Year-End 2013 Historical $18,722.68 $21,887.94 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49169
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $12,867.36 $18,722.68 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47579
Q4 2012 Historical $12,779.13 $12,867.36 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45905
Pre-General 2012 Historical $13,154.13 $12,779.13 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44549
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $20,314.04 $13,154.13 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43914
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $18,039.04 $20,314.04 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42036
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $17,734.11 $18,039.04 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42831
Q1 2012 Historical $17,152.87 $17,734.11 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39527
Year-End 2011 Historical $17,087.17 $17,152.87 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38229
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $11,715.32 $17,087.17 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37039
Q4 2010 Historical $15,414.58 $11,715.32 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35637
Pre-General 2010 Historical $15,464.58 $15,414.58 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34255
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $16,116.97 $15,464.58 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 35255
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $19,394.47 $16,116.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32032
Q2 2010 Historical $15,727.45 $19,394.47 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31044
Q1 2010 Historical $15,262.82 $15,727.45 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29739
Year-End 2009 Historical $8,229.17 $15,262.82 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28688
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $6,979.17 $8,229.17 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27600
Q4 2008 Historical $6,765.31 $6,979.17 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26151
Pre-General 2008 Historical $6,681.51 $6,765.31 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25021
Q3 2008 Historical $7,151.51 $6,681.51 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23857
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $15,151.51 $7,151.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22443
Q2 2008 Historical $11,119.75 $15,151.51 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21235
Q1 2008 Historical $10,795.97 $11,119.75 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20278
Year-End 2007 Historical $7,352.12 $10,795.97 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14438
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $2,250.90 $7,352.12 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13398
Q4 2006 Historical $3,025.90 $2,250.90 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12240
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,675.90 $3,025.90 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11272
Q3 2006 Historical $4,920.93 $2,675.90 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10062
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $4,820.93 $4,920.93 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8953
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,002.31 $4,820.93 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8578
Q1 2006 Historical $2,534.83 $4,002.31 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6241
Q4 2005 Historical $2,304.83 $2,534.83 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5383
Q3 2005 Historical $2,679.83 $2,304.83 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4622
Q2 2005 Historical $2,129.83 $2,679.83 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 3971
Q1 2005 Historical $804.83 $2,129.83 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3431
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