Tennessee Optometrists PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephanie Price · Murfreesboro, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $39,045 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,000 (67%) — 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 / overhead spending | $3,045 |
| Contributions to candidates | $26,000 |
- To TN candidates $26,000 67%
- To other PACs $10,000 26%
- Operating & other $3,045 7.8%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Bryan Terry † | Tennessee House, District 48 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Ed Jackson † | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Janice Bowling † | Tennessee Senate, District 16 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | 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 $26,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Helton, Esther $1,000.00
- Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
- Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
- Sexton, Jerry $1,000.00
- Smith, Robin $1,000.00
- Swann, Art $1,000.00
- Van Huss, Micah $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $10,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $3,045.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elavon | Bank Fees | 06/20/2019 | $922.60 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 10/02/2019 | $493.90 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 08/02/2019 | $331.69 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 09/03/2019 | $232.89 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 11/04/2019 | $217.68 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 01/02/2020 | $207.39 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 12/02/2019 | $203.58 |
| Banccard of America | Bank Fees | 06/28/2019 | $199.00 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 07/02/2019 | $143.46 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 09/20/2019 | $37.51 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Schmidt | Antioch, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Dale Hasty | Shelbyville, TN | Dr. Dale Hasty | $2,500.00 |
| Kurt Steele | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $2,301.00 |
| Thomas Graves | Gallatin, TN | Self-Employed | $2,004.00 |
| Od Rob Szeliga | Spring Hill, TN | Self-Employed | $2,003.01 |
| Jeff Foster | Newport, TN | Self-Employed | $2,001.03 |
| David Talley | Memphis, TN | West Tennessee Eye | $2,000.00 |
| Richard Durocher | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $2,000.00 |
| Steve Richardson | Cookeville, TN | Self-Employed | $2,000.00 |
| Garrett Shephard | Cookeville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,387.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.