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Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$51,178
incl. $145 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$39,045
To TN candidates
$26,000
67% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 16 candidates
$19,000 to 16 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $39,045 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,000 (67%) — 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: $3,045 ÷ Total spent: $39,045
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,045
Contributions to candidates $26,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked 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:

  • 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tenn Republican Caucus $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $3,045.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $60,412.84 $60,421.78 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 87884
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $48,288.59 $60,412.84 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84594