Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$68,252
incl. $2,715 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,429
To TN candidates
$18,800
84% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,650 to 17 candidates
$9,150 to 11 Republicans $3,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,429 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,800 (84%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $629 ÷ Total spent: $22,429
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $629
Contributions to candidates $18,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,150.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Aftyn Behn † Tennessee House, District 51 Dem. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 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 $18,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,650. Of the $6,150 difference, $6,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $5,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,150.00

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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $629.15

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Middle Tennessee Optometric Physicians Association Kat Brasfield Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Volunteer Eye Care Savannah Spurling Knoxville, TN — $3,300.00
Emily Eisenhower Newport, TN Self-Employed $3,050.00
James Venable Memphis, TN — $2,299.92
Robert Szeliga Spring Hill, TN Self-Employed $2,050.00
Stephanie Price Franklin, TN Port Royal Eye Care $2,050.00
Heather Stover Chattanooga, TN — $2,000.00
Jessica Durham Nashville, TN Green Hills Eyecare $2,000.00
Paul Mormon Germantown, TN Eyecare East $2,000.00
Rogersville Vision Rogersville, TN — $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
Year-End 2023 Historical $106,189.69 $153,539.84 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $107,716.88 $106,189.69 Source ↗