Eye M D S PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,200
incl. $200 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$41,750
To TN candidates
$37,250
89% of spending
To other PACs
$4,500
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,250 to 36 candidates
$25,750 to 29 Republicans $4,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $41,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,250 (89%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $41,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $37,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 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 $37,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $30,250. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 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
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Hall, Mark $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Behin Barahimi Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Eye Institute $6,000.00
Gregory Ford Cleveland, TN Cleveland Eye Clinic $2,000.00
Paul Sternburg Jr Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Eye Institute $2,000.00
Ben Mahan Tullahoma, TN Eye MD Ophthalmology $1,500.00
James Conrad Nashville, TN Self-Employed $500.00

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 2020 Historical $17,064.18 $5,064.18 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $21,064.18 $17,064.18 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $33,814.18 $21,064.18 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $34,714.18 $33,814.18 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $34,675.82 $34,714.18 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $34,575.82 $34,675.82 Source ↗