Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$61,290
incl. $672 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,634
To TN candidates
$9,500
89% of spending
Operating & other
$1,134
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 9 candidates
$5,000 to 8 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,634 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (89%) — 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: $1,134 ÷ Total spent: $10,634
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,134
Contributions to candidates $9,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $500.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $500.00
Scott Cepicky † Tennessee House, District 64 Rep. $500.00
Tom Leatherwood † Tennessee House, District 99 Rep. $500.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem † Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $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 $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Ogles, Andy $500.00
  • Winstead, Kurt $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $1,133.83

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Duck River Optometric Society Lewisburg, TN — $2,500.00
Robert Stover Atlanta, GA — $2,100.00
Emily Eisenhower Newport, TN — $2,000.00
Jeff Jordan Lewisburg, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Joshua Garrett Murfreesboro, TN Integrity Eye Care, PLLC $2,000.00
Kenneth Nix Dunlap, TN Sequatchie Valley Eyecare $2,000.00
Kurt Steele Newport, TN Vision Source of Newport $2,000.00
Mark Kapperman Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Paul Trapeni Jr Smyrna, TN — $2,000.00
Robert Szeliga Spring Hill, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical $94,931.02 $107,716.88 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $56,829.08 $94,931.02 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $56,729.08 $56,829.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $56,729.08 $56,729.08 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $58,229.08 $56,729.08 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $58,243.96 $58,229.08 Source ↗