Eye M D S PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Eye M D S PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $6.00 $1,642.27 $0.00
2025 $19,315.00 $16,957.02 $14,500.00
2024 $19,550.00 $20,167.75 $18,000.00
2023 $23,025.00 $24,173.02 $19,000.00
2022 $2,334.00 $10,000.00 $5,500.00
2021 $23,079.00 $12,000.00 $9,500.00
2020 $12,200.00 $41,750.00 $30,250.00
2019 $54,197.61 $28,532.05 $18,500.00
2018 $9,580.00 $28,500.00 $18,250.00
2017 $34,016.00 $10,246.59 $5,250.00
2016 $12,665.00 $20,214.46 $7,000.00
2015 $43,910.00 $34,240.66 $17,500.00
2014 $40,314.00 $41,696.85 $15,250.00
2013 $43,200.00 $55,959.35 $21,750.00
2012 $75,590.42 $56,625.00 $16,000.00
2011 $50,555.00 $59,352.41 $11,250.00
2010 $17,065.00 $5,150.12 $0.00
2009 $4,250.44 $6,478.04 $1,250.00
2008 $7,650.72 $10,250.00 $2,500.00
2007 $5,815.00 $5,500.00 $0.00
2006 $9,065.00 $9,361.51 $750.00
2005 $4,499.99 $8,250.00 $250.00
2004 $34,000.00 $16,521.53 $250.00
All years $545,883.18 $523,568.63 $160,125.00
Raised
$545,883
incl. $5,551 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$523,569
To TN candidates
$467,500
89% of spending
To other PACs
$36,250
6.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $160,125 to 86 candidates
$137,500 to 71 Republicans $22,625 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $523,569 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $467,500 (89%) — 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: $19,819 ÷ Total spent: $523,569
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,819
Contributions to candidates $467,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $10,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $8,750.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $6,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $5,750.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $5,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $4,750.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $4,750.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $4,500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $4,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $4,250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $467,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $160,125. Of the $307,375 difference, $236,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $71,375 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $236,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $10,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $7,625.00
  • Casada, Glen $5,500.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $5,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $5,250.00
  • Ketron, Bill $5,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $5,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $4,750.00
  • Haslam, Bill $4,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $4,250.00
  • …and 151 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
House Republican Caucus $6,500.00
RAAMPAC $5,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $4,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $3,000.00
Harwell PAC $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
GARRETT PAC (Johnny Garrett) $1,500.00
RIMPAC $1,500.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $1,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Credit Card Process $7,200.94
Merchant Services For Credit Cards $4,337.99
Audit Adjustment $1,964.46
Professional Services $1,550.00
Donations $1,500.00
Bank Fees $1,320.05
Open New Bank Account $1,000.12
Annual Pac Fee $400.00
Adjustment $250.00
Software $171.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southeastern Retina Associates PC Knoxville, TN — $75,000.00
Baptist Eye Surgeons Knoxville, TN — $60,000.00
Ben Mahan Tullahoma, TN Eye MD Ophthalmology $23,829.99
Paul Sternburg Jr Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Eye Institute $22,650.00
Se Knoxville, TN — $20,400.00
TN Academy of Ophthalmology Franklin, TN — $16,000.00
Erich Groos Jr Nashville, TN Self-Employed $13,750.00
Gregory Ford Cleveland, TN Cleveland Eye Clinic $12,700.00
Stephen Perkins Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $10,000.00
M D James Miller Jr Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $9,500.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $7,635.70 $7,433.12 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $8,223.07 $7,635.70 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $9,069.39 $8,223.07 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $8,981.29 $9,069.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $6,711.41 $8,981.29 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $7,411.41 $6,711.41 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $7,411.41 $7,411.41 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $7,411.71 $7,411.41 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $7,431.00 $7,411.71 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Amended Historical $7,329.16 $7,431.00 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $7,329.16 $7,329.16 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $23,077.18 $7,329.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical $8,477.18 $23,077.18 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $8,128.18 $8,477.18 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $8,128.18 $8,128.18 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $17,878.18 $8,128.18 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $17,878.18 $17,878.18 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $17,628.18 $17,878.18 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $16,143.18 $17,628.18 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $8,779.18 $16,143.18 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $5,064.18 $8,779.18 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 ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $46,639.74 $34,575.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $14,994.58 $46,639.74 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Amended Historical $18,451.68 $14,994.58 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $17,951.68 $18,451.68 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $17,651.87 $17,951.68 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $36,920.54 $17,651.87 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $35,458.90 $36,920.54 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $34,110.93 $35,458.90 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $10,341.52 $34,110.93 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $10,343.52 $10,341.52 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Amended Historical $5,508.48 $10,343.52 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $4,150.96 $5,508.48 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $4,676.78 $4,150.96 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $7,238.93 $4,676.78 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $16,123.93 $7,238.93 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $16,223.93 $16,123.93 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $11,966.27 $16,223.93 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical $6,554.59 $11,966.27 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $25,402.44 $6,554.59 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $9,902.44 $25,402.44 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $2,152.44 $9,902.44 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $6,165.96 $2,152.44 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $5,810.39 $6,165.96 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $8,160.39 $5,810.39 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $52,969.74 $8,160.39 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $21,050.46 $52,969.74 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $45,530.86 $21,050.46 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $45,330.86 $45,530.86 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $39,740.44 $45,330.86 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $38,740.44 $39,740.44 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $8,965.44 $38,990.44 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $1,828.06 $8,965.44 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Historical $47,415.47 $1,828.06 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $11,346.63 $47,415.47 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $6,831.56 $11,346.63 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $6,231.56 $6,831.56 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $7,545.36 $6,231.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical $7,545.31 $7,545.36 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $3,508.49 $7,545.31 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $1,300.41 $3,508.49 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $5,835.71 $1,300.41 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $3,588.31 $5,835.71 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $2,092.59 $3,588.31 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $3,092.59 $2,092.59 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $11,591.25 $3,092.59 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Late Historical $8,053.33 $11,591.25 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $8,002.33 $8,053.33 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $6,428.43 $8,002.33 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $8,624.22 $6,428.43 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $8,622.54 $8,624.22 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $6,638.35 $8,622.54 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical -$58.68 $6,638.35 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $11,744.52 -$58.68 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Late Historical $11,394.57 $11,744.52 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $11,394.57 $11,394.57 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $11,472.52 $11,394.57 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $21,423.19 $11,472.52 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $20,394.94 $21,423.19 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $19,537.28 $20,394.94 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $18,437.52 $19,537.28 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $19,629.94 $18,437.52 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $797.21 $19,629.94 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $838.76 $797.21 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $1,030.18 $838.76 Source ↗