Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$74,701
incl. $3,616 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$71,637
To TN candidates
$67,800
95% of spending
Operating & other
$3,837
5.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,000 to 17 candidates
$16,400 to 14 Republicans $1,600 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $71,637 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $67,800 (95%) — 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 spending: $3,837 ÷ Total spent: $71,637
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,837
Contributions to candidates $67,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $3,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 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 $67,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,000. Of the $49,800 difference, $49,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $49,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Durham, Jeremy $3,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $3,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $3,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $3,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $3,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $2,000.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $2,000.00
  • Evans, Joshua $2,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $2,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $2,000.00
  • …and 35 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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $2,627.17
Clerical Work $1,210.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Barry Winston Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
David Talley Memphis, TN West Tennessee Eye $1,900.00
Richard Phillips Memphis, TN Sco $1,765.00
Robyn Reesman Signal Mountain, TN Self-Employed $1,765.00
Tommy Ducklo Nashville, TN Ducklo Eyecare $1,500.00
Jeff Foster Newport, TN Self-Employed $1,300.00
John Hunt Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,200.00
Alan Bugg Union City, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Brain Murray Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Clif Sites Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00

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
Year-End 2011 Historical $21,342.17 $3,554.27 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $540.10 $21,342.17 Source ↗