Memphis

Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN

Raised
$27,672
incl. $255 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,300
To TN candidates
$3,750
60% of spending
To other PACs
$1,800
29% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,750 (60%) — 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: $750 ÷ Total spent: $6,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $750
Contributions to candidates $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,750 difference, $3,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Brooks, Henri $2,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Contribution $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $250.00

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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,800.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Clerical Work $500.00
Work $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dennis Mathews Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,100.00
Alan Bugg Union City, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Andrew Howard Lafollette, TN — $1,000.00
Bonnie Taylor Pulaski, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Brett McDonough Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Charlene Burnett Jackson, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Charles Denaburg Union City, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Charles Sanders Soddy Daisy, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Clif Sites Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Fred Burnett Jackson, TN Self-Employed $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
Q4 2005 Amended Historical $8,632.69 $25,647.76 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5742
Q3 2005 Historical $1,854.34 $8,632.69 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4940
Q2 2005 Historical $2,970.92 $1,854.34 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4052
Q1 2005 Historical $2,462.42 $2,970.92 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3738