Eye M D S PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Constance FRY, MD · Nashville, TN

Raised
$54,198
incl. $150 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,532
To TN candidates
$27,250
96% of spending
Operating & other
$1,282
4.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,500 to 21 candidates
$15,500 to 19 Republicans $3,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,532 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,250 (96%) — 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).

Operating spending: $1,282 ÷ Total spent: $28,532
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,282
Contributions to candidates $27,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 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 $27,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,500. Of the $8,750 difference, $8,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Hall, Mark $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $500.00
  • …and 1 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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Merchant Services For Credit Cards $1,103.13
Credit Card Process $178.92

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Se Knoxville, TN — $20,400.00
Baptist Eye Surgeons Knoxville, TN — $10,000.00
Bo Watson Chattanooga, TN State Legislature $6,008.61
Lindsey Jennifer Luiz Cheyenne, WY Vanderbilt Eye Institute $1,500.00
Taylor Rebecca J Nashville, TN Nashville Vision Associates LLC $1,500.00
Eward Mark Daniel Nashville, TN Cornea Consultants of Nashville PLLC $1,000.00
Ford Gregory Seth Cleveland, TN Cleveland Eye Clinic $1,000.00
Groos Erich Bryan Groos Jr Nashville, TN Cornea Consultants of Nashville PLLC $1,000.00
Jeffrey D Horn Nashville, TN Vision for Life $1,000.00
Jerkins Brian M Memphis, TN Uch-Hamilton Eye Institute $1,000.00

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 2019 Historical $46,639.74 $34,575.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $14,994.58 $46,639.74 Source ↗