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Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$16,574
incl. $4,399 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,400
To TN candidates
$12,500
81% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 2 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (81%) — 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: $900 ÷ Total spent: $15,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $900
Contributions to candidates $12,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Rogers, Jean Anne $2,500.00
  • 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
  • Shepard, David $500.00
  • …and 2 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 Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Clerical Work $900.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Historical $1,495.88 $141.83 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26059
Pre-General 2008 Historical $867.83 $1,495.88 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25101
Q3 2008 Historical $5,089.20 $867.83 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24071
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $5,791.47 $5,089.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22924
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $1,590.54 $5,791.47 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22354
Q1 2008 Historical $275.15 $1,590.54 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20460