Tennessee Optometrists PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $6,131 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (90%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $5,500 90%
- Operating & other $631 10%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Ryan D. Williams † | Tennessee House, District 42 | Rep. | $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 $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
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 | $630.84 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elavon | Bank Fees | 03/02/2017 | $203.47 |
| Elavon | Bank Fees | 01/03/2017 | $184.38 |
| Elavon | Bank Fees | 02/02/2017 | $132.55 |
| Elavon | Bank Fees | 04/03/2017 | $110.44 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Foster | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $2,167.37 |
| Richard Orgain | Hendersonville, TN | Orgain Family Vision Care | $2,000.00 |
| Zachary McCarty | Chattanooga, TN | Southeast Eye Specialists | $2,000.00 |
| Thomas Graves | Gallatin, TN | Self-Employed | $1,834.03 |
| Jessica Durham | Franklin, TN | Self-Employed | $1,667.54 |
| Kurt Steele | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $1,533.34 |
| Od Patricia Walker | Cordova, TN | Southern College of Optometry | $1,500.03 |
| Od Rob Szeliga | Spring Hill, TN | Self-Employed | $1,500.03 |
| Steve Richardson | Cookeville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,200.00 |
| Tammy Holsclaw Jones | Elizabethton, TN | Self-Employed | $1,084.02 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2017 Amended Historical | $40,879.13 | $45,854.95 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 74045 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $27,127.03 | $40,879.13 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71532 |