Lawyers Involved for Tennessee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mark Chalos · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $125,984 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,000 (66%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $83,000 66%
- Operating & other $42,984 34%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $83,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $78,500 difference, $78,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $78,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Love, Sally $10,000.00
- Ford, Ophelia $9,500.00
- Fowlkes, Joe $7,500.00
- Contribution $5,500.00
- Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
- Person, Jr., Curtis $4,000.00
- Jackson, Douglas $2,500.00
- Coleman, Kent $2,000.00
- Johnson, Russell $2,000.00
- Jones, Sherry $2,000.00
- …and 23 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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $11,000.00 |
| Clerical | $6,266.20 |
| Consulting | $6,000.00 |
| Taxes | $4,419.89 |
| Annual Event | $4,094.05 |
| Reimbursement | $3,787.69 |
| Telephone | $2,575.20 |
| Printing | $1,671.11 |
| Unspecified | $1,500.00 |
| Rent | $1,376.09 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, William | Professional Services | 03/31/2005 | $10,000.00 |
| John Summers & Assoc. | Consulting | 03/31/2005 | $6,000.00 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Taxes | 07/16/2005 | $4,419.89 |
| Club Leconte | Annual Event | 06/16/2005 | $4,094.05 |
| Hopwood, Kay | Clerical | 06/30/2005 | $3,941.20 |
| John Summers & Assoc. | Reimbursement | 03/31/2005 | $3,102.46 |
| Pruitt, Mary | Unspecified | 12/31/2005 | $1,500.00 |
| Hopwood, Kay | Clerical | 09/30/2005 | $1,325.00 |
| The Baker Group | Professional Services | 03/21/2005 | $1,000.00 |
| Hopwood, Kay | Clerical | 12/31/2005 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atla 3 Part Card | Washington, DC | — | $108,336.00 |
| American Association for Justice PAC | Washington, DC | — | $37,120.00 |
| Rogers Hays | Pulaski, TN | Law Firm of Roger N. Hays | $1,500.00 |
| Phillip North | Nashville, TN | North, Pursell, Ramos \& Jameson PLC | $1,300.00 |
| Wayne A Ritchie | Knoxville, TN | Ritchie, Fels \& Dillard PC | $1,200.00 |
| John Mitchell | Murfreesboro, TN | Mitchell \& Mitchell | $1,100.00 |
| Gerald Howard Summers | Chattanooga, TN | Summers & Wyatt, P.C | $1,000.00 |
| Bruce Fox | Clinton, TN | Fox & Farley | $900.00 |
| Joseph Dalton | Nashville, TN | — | $900.00 |
| James Robert Stacy | Knoxville, TN | Stacy, Whitt \& Cooper | $825.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.