Tennessee Optometrists PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $15,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (81%) — 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 / overhead spending | $900 |
| Contributions to candidates | $12,500 |
- To TN candidates $12,500 81%
- To other PACs $2,000 13%
- Operating & other $900 5.8%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Rogers, Jean Anne $2,500.00
- Overbey, Doug $2,000.00
- Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
- Jones, Jr., Ulysses $1,000.00
- Armstrong, Joe $500.00
- Favors, Joanne $500.00
- Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
- Herron, Roy $500.00
- Jones, Sherry $500.00
- Pruitt, Mary $500.00
- …and 4 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Clerical Work | $900.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGill, Bridget | Clerical Work | 03/06/2008 | $900.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Abernathy | Rogersville, TN | Rogersville Vision Clinic | $1,000.00 |
| Mohammad Rafiettary | Memphis, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Blake Peterson | Cleveland, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Daniel Taylor | Memphis, TN | Sco | $500.00 |
| Dillard Thaxton | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Kathy Shamblin | Shelbyville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Kendell Harris | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Kurt Steele | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Macy Foster | Sweetwater, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Richard Orgain | Hendersonville, TN | Orgain Family Vision Care | $500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Historical | $1,495.88 | $141.83 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $867.83 | $1,495.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $5,089.20 | $867.83 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $5,791.47 | $5,089.20 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $1,590.54 | $5,791.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $275.15 | $1,590.54 | Source ↗ |