Lawyers Involved for Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mark Chalos · Nashville, TN

Raised
$129,798
incl. $5,875 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$252,080
To other PACs
$133,500
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$91,792
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $28,000 to 30 candidates
$15,500 to 19 Republicans $12,500 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $252,080 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $133,500 (53%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $26,788 ÷ Total spent: $252,080
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,788
Contributions to candidates $91,792

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $2,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $91,792 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $28,000. Of the $63,792 difference, $63,792 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $63,792 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Stewart, Mike $6,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $2,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Shepard, David $2,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $2,000.00
  • …and 48 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
Tennesseans for Fair Courts $125,000.00
Harwell PAC $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $2,500.00
The Overbey PAC $1,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $12,007.98
Reimbursement For Staff Salary $3,900.00
Paid To Tn Association For Justice For Salary Reim $3,850.00
Professional Services $2,156.63
Office Space $2,000.00
Taxes $1,052.50
Printing $684.88
Lift Trustees Meeting Expense $525.82
Office Supplies $317.46
Annual Fee $140.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
American Association for Justice PAC Washington, DC — $52,836.63
Atla 3 Part Card Washington, DC — $46,176.96
Stan Davis Nashville, TN Stan Davis Law Firm $2,500.00
Bruce Fox Clinton, TN Fox & Farley $2,400.00
David Gardner Nashville, TN David S. Gardner, Atty At Law $1,900.00
Mark Lambert Memphis, TN Morgan & Morgan $1,200.00
J Randald Humble Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,100.00
Donald Capparella Nashville, TN Dodson, Parker & Behm, PC $1,000.00
Gerald Howard Summers Chattanooga, TN Summers & Wyatt, P.C $1,000.00
Hubert Earl Hamilton Chattanooga, TN The Hamilton Firm $975.00

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 2014 Amended Historical $77,714.17 $111,110.49 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $89,135.91 $77,714.17 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $188,331.94 $89,135.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $202,557.42 $188,331.94 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $251,885.69 $202,557.42 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $227,635.60 $251,885.69 Source ↗