PaidForPolitics

PAC · VA · C00024968

American Optometric Association Political Action Committee

A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Lobbyist/registrant PAC.

First filed June 10, 1975. Treasurer: Matthew O.d. Maki. Connected organization: American Optometric Association. View on FEC.gov

  • Raised (2025-26)
    $1,914,720
  • Spent
    $1,904,479
  • Cash on hand
    $549,808
  • Outside spending
    $0

Through reports covering Aug. 31, 2026.

Where its money went

  • Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
  • Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
  • For: outside spending supporting
  • Against: outside spending opposing
  1. Earl Leroy Carter (R)Senate · GA
    • Given$20K
  2. Roger Marshall (R)Senate · KS
    • Given$9K
    • Bundled$2K
  3. Christina Bohannan (D)House · IA-01
    • Given$10K
  4. Mark Pocan (D)House · WI-02
    • Given$10K
  5. Guy Reschenthaler (R)House · PA-14
    • Given$10K
  6. Ben Ray Luján (D)Senate · NM
    • Given$10K
  7. Ashley Moody (R)Senate · FL
    • Given$10K
  8. Angie Craig (D)Senate · MN
    • Given$10K
  9. Glenn Grothman (R)House · WI-06
    • Given$10K
  10. Janelle Bynum (D)House · OR-05
    • Given$10K
  11. Susie Lee (D)House · NV-03
    • Given$10K
  12. Riley Moore (R)House · WV-02
    • Given$10K
  13. Jahana Hayes (D)House · CT-05
    • Given$10K
  14. Cliff Bentz (R)House · OR-02
    • Given$10K
  15. Greg Landsman (D)House · OH-01
    • Given$10K
  16. Scott Fitzgerald (R)House · WI-05
    • Given$10K
  17. Dan S. Sullivan (R)Senate · AK
    • Given$10K
  18. Frank Mrvan (D)House · IN-01
    • Given$10K
  19. Jack Bergman (R)House · MI-01
    • Given$10K
  20. Mike Flood (R)House · NE-01
    • Given$10K

Showing the top 20 of 284 candidates.

Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.

Money to parties and other committees

RecipientAmount
$15,000
DCCC$15,000
NRSC$15,000
DSCC$15,000
NRCC$15,000
Republican National Committee$15,000
Buddy PAC$10,000
Milk River PAC$10,000
Thin Blue Line PAC$10,000
Building Relationships in Diverse Geographic Environments PAC (Bridge PAC)$10,000
Sconnie PAC$10,000
Rejoice PAC$10,000
Tennessee Tough PAC$10,000
Shore PAC$8,500
Continuing America'S Strength and Security PAC$7,500

Who funds it

Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.

ContributorTypeFromDateAmount
Eric L KnightDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonMequon, WISept. 26, 2025$5,000
Tracy HoDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAlbuquerque, NMMarch 16, 2026$5,000
Tracy HoDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAlbuquerque, NMApril 12, 2025$5,000
Camile Louis ChiassonDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonThibodaux, LADec. 11, 2025$5,000
US TreasuryOrganizationOgden, UTJuly 24, 2026$3,960
Damon Shelby DierkerDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonFishers, INJune 24, 2026$2,500
Damon Shelby DierkerDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonFishers, INApril 30, 2025$2,500
Matthew R. JonesDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonEffingham, ILFeb. 6, 2025$2,500
Christopher W WrotenDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonDenham Springs, LAFeb. 27, 2026$2,500
Sean Ray ClaflinDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonCanon City, COJan. 15, 2026$2,500
Gabrielle W MarshallDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonBend, ORJan. 2, 2026$2,500
Sean Ray ClaflinDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonCanon City, COJan. 29, 2025$2,500
Gabrielle W MarshallDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonBend, ORJan. 25, 2025$2,500
Carey Aston PatrickDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAllen, TXJune 17, 2026$2,400
Robert Jay FleckensteinDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAnchorage, AKApril 19, 2026$2,026
Philip T WilliamsDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonArlington, WAJan. 13, 2026$2,026
Robert Jay FleckensteinDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAnchorage, AKMay 3, 2025$2,025
Philip T WilliamsDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonArlington, WAJan. 8, 2025$2,025
Patrick Wayne CampaignDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonAnchorage, AKOct. 17, 2025$2,003
Melissa Marie Serreyn YoungerDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonGillette, WYSept. 30, 2025$2,000
Melissa Marie Serreyn YoungerDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonGillette, WYJuly 14, 2026$2,000
Christopher J QuinnDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonMiddletown, NJJuly 10, 2026$2,000
Sharon S DayDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonMountain BRK, ALJuly 6, 2026$2,000
Howard R DayDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonMountain BRK, ALJuly 6, 2026$2,000
Christopher J QuinnDoctor of Optometry, Self EmployedPersonMiddletown, NJJuly 11, 2025$2,000