Tennessee Optometrists PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $17,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,700 (97%) — 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 / overhead spending | $500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $16,700 |
- To TN candidates $16,700 97%
- Operating & other $500 2.9%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $16,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $15,200 difference, $15,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $15,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Richardson, Jeanne $3,000.00
- Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
- Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
- Kernell, Mike $1,000.00
- Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
- Pruitt, Mary $1,000.00
- Hardaway, G. A. $500.00
- Black, Diane $500.00
- Dubois, J. Thomas $500.00
- Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
- …and 12 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Clerical Work | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill, Bridget | Clerical Work | 03/07/2007 | $250.00 |
| McGill, Bridget | Clerical Work | 12/11/2007 | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bugg | Union City, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Mohammad Rafiettary | Memphis, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Harold Morrill | Jefferson City, TN | Self-Employed | $700.00 |
| Barry Winston | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Charlene Burnett | Jackson, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Charles Denaburg | Union City, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Clayton Rhodes | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| David Foutch | Smithville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| David Mills | Elizabethton, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Fred Burnett | Jackson, 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.