Lawyers Involved for TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$87,207

Total Spent

$145,009

To TN candidates

$118,000

81% of spending

Operating & other

$15,009

10% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $106,000 to 64 candidates

$81,000 to 49 Republicans $25,000 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $145,009 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $118,000 (81%) — 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: $15,009 ÷ Total spent: $145,009

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$15,009
Contributions to candidates	$118,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $118,000 81%
Operating & other $15,009 10%
To other PACs $12,000 8.3%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$5,000.00
Johnny Garrett ^†	Tennessee House, District 45	Rep.	$5,000.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$5,000.00
London Lamar ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 33	Dem.	$3,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 17	Rep.	$3,000.00
Lowell Russell ^†	Tennessee House, District 21	Rep.	$3,000.00
Bob Freeman ^†	Tennessee House, District 56	Dem.	$2,500.00
Pat Marsh ^†	Tennessee House, District 62	Rep.	$2,500.00
Antonio Parkinson ^†	Tennessee House, District 98	Dem.	$2,000.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $118,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $106,000. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Lundberg, Jon $3,000.00
Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,000.00
Jernigan, Darren $1,500.00
Hall (Senate), Mark $1,000.00
Beck, Bill $1,000.00
Burkhart, Jeff $1,000.00
Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
Richey, Bryan Andrew $1,000.00
Porterfield, Delishia $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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$3,000.00
House Republican Caucus	$3,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus	$3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus	$1,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC	$1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Paid To Tn Trial Lawyers Assoc. For Salary	$4,736.00
Professional Services	$3,666.86
Office Space	$2,400.00
Paid To Tn Association For Justice For Salary Reim	$2,200.00
Annual Event	$1,697.85
Taxes	$191.38
Bank Fees	$116.72

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Paid To Tn Association For Justice For Salary Reim	07/21/2022	$2,200.00
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Paid To Tn Trial Lawyers Assoc. For Salary	12/15/2022	$2,200.00
Hilton Franklin Cool Springs Hotel	Annual Event	07/05/2022	$1,697.85
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Paid To Tn Trial Lawyers Assoc. For Salary	03/28/2022	$1,650.00
Warren Denney & Wallace, CPA	Professional Services	12/15/2022	$1,548.90
Warren Denney & Wallace, CPA	Professional Services	06/13/2022	$1,448.75
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Office Space	07/05/2022	$800.00
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Office Space	12/15/2022	$800.00
Warren Denney & Wallace, CPA	Professional Services	07/21/2022	$669.21
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association	Office Space	03/28/2022	$600.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
American Association for Justice PAC	Washington, DC	—	$80,954.92
Stan Davis	Nashville, TN	Stan Davis Law Firm	$2,000.00
E L Parker	Etowah, TN	E. L. Parker, III, Attorney At Law	$600.00
Jon Peeler	Nashville, TN	Jon Peeler, Atty At Law	$600.00
Kirk Caraway	Memphis, TN	Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresha	$600.00
Matt Hardin	Nashville, TN	Matt Hardin Law PLLC	$600.00
Olen G Haynes Jr	Johnson City, TN	The Haynes Firm	$600.00
Philip N Elbert	Nashville, TN	Neal & Harwell	$600.00
John McFarland	Kingston, TN	Self-Employed	$300.00
TN Registry of Election Finance PAC Fee	Nashville, TN	—	$100.00

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 2022 Historical	$272,116.38	$287,288.26	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107326
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$333,943.13	$272,116.38	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105893
Q3 2022 Historical	$326,133.20	$333,943.13	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104011
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$324,234.78	$326,133.20	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102322
Q2 2022 Amended Historical	$358,294.56	$324,234.78	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 104018
Q1 2022 Historical	$346,118.47	$358,294.56	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99042