Memphis

Opticians PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 1998 · Treasurer: Carol Hearn · Hendersonville, TN

Raised
$2,790
incl. $2,790 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,900
To TN candidates
$4,650
79% of spending
To other PACs
$1,250
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,850 to 8 candidates
$1,850 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,900 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,650 (79%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $5,900
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $4,650
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $250.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $250.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 Rep. $250.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $250.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $250.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $200.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $200.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $4,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,850. Of the $2,800 difference, $2,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Matheny, Judd $350.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00
  • Halford, Curtis $250.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $250.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $200.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $200.00
  • Harper, Thelma $200.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $200.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $200.00
  • …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
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Democratic Caucus $250.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 Historical $9,746.69 $7,896.69 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58604
Pre-General 2014 Historical $13,796.69 $9,746.69 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57183
Q3 2014 Historical $13,796.69 $13,796.69 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56430
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $13,796.69 $13,796.69 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54420
Q2 2014 Historical $11,006.69 $13,796.69 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52766
Q1 2014 Historical $11,194.69 $11,006.69 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51522