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Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,660
incl. $2,750 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$31,474
To TN candidates
$28,000
89% of spending
Operating & other
$1,974
6.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,500 to 7 candidates
$4,500 to 5 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,474 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,000 (89%) — 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: $1,974 ÷ Total spent: $31,474
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,974
Contributions to candidates $28,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 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 $28,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,500. Of the $21,500 difference, $21,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Moore, Calvin $2,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,500.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $1,000.00
  • Pruitt, Mary $1,000.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,000.00
  • Favors, Joanne $1,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,000.00
  • …and 15 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 $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $1,974.39

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alan Bugg Union City, TN Self-Employed $1,500.00
Jeff Foster Newport, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Kathy Shamblin Shelbyville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Kendell Harris Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Tommy Ducklo Nashville, TN Ducklo Eyecare $1,000.00
Barry Winston Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Bryce Joslin Seymour, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Dennis Mathews Memphis, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Fred Wright Sweetwater, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Harold Morrill Jefferson City, 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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2010 Historical $2,930.84 $540.10 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35909
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $18,866.04 $2,930.84 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35050
Q3 2010 Historical $11,789.18 $18,866.04 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33781
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $16,989.18 $11,789.18 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32401
Q2 2010 Historical $17,404.20 $16,989.18 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31480
Q1 2010 Historical $15,143.77 $17,404.20 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29884