Tennessee Optometrists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$48,841
incl. $1,160 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,826
To TN candidates
$7,000
59% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 5 candidates
$4,500 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,826 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (59%) — 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: $1,326 ÷ Total spent: $11,826
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,326
Contributions to candidates $7,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 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 $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harshbarger, Diana $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Faison Freedom PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $1,326.13

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mark Kapperman Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $2,500.00
Kurt Steele Newport, TN Vision Source of Newport $2,250.00
Emily Eisenhower Newport, TN — $2,000.00
Paul Mormon Germantown, TN Eyecare East $2,000.00
Robert Szeliga Spring Hill, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Scott Chamberland Murfreesboro, TN — $2,000.00
Stephanie Price Franklin, TN Port Royal Eye Care $2,000.00
Stephen Mullins Cookeville, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Wayne Connell Knoxville, TN Volunteer Eye Care $2,000.00
Scott Spivey McKenzie, TN Spivey Eye Clinic $1,500.00

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 2024 Historical $183,575.99 $190,554.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $168,841.07 $183,575.99 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $169,009.14 $168,841.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $166,537.18 $169,009.14 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $166,864.84 $166,537.18 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $153,539.84 $166,864.84 Source ↗