Tennessee Optometrists PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $976 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $576 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 | $576 |
| Contributions to candidates | $400 |
- Operating & other $576 59%
- To TN candidates $400 41%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $400 difference, $400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Pruitt, Mary $400.00
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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $576.36 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wachovia Bank | Bank Fees | 01/31/2010 | $576.36 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Shamblin | Shelbyville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Kurt Steele | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Tom Hyde | Morristown, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Brad Lindsey | Morristown, TN | Self-Employed | $825.00 |
| Alan Bugg | Union City, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Barry Winston | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Charlene Burnett | Jackson, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| David Mills | Elizabethton, TN | Self-Employed | $500.00 |
| Dennis Mathews | Memphis, 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.