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Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2004 · Treasurer: Candace Dinwiddie · Nashville, TN

Raised
$10,093
incl. $2,985 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,650
To TN candidates
$7,500
98% of spending
Operating & other
$150
2.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,250 to 2 candidates
$1,250 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,500 (98%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $7,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $7,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $6,250 difference, $6,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Garrett, Tim $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Davidson, Eugene $500.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $500.00
  • Jackson, Doug $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $250.00
  • Baird, William $250.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $250.00
  • …and 6 more recipients

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
Pac Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Association of Consulting Foresters State Chapter, TN — $1,000.00
Michael D Martin Savannah, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Middle Tennessee Lumber Burns, TN — $500.00
R M Hughes Jr Collinwood, TN Hassell & Hughes Lumber Co $500.00
Bob Haggard Waynesboro, TN Self-Employed $450.00
J Steven Gilda Collie Collinwood, TN — $450.00
South Central TN Master Loggers Hohenwald, TN — $400.00
Michael Barnes Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $357.60
High Forest Hardwoods Hohenwald, TN — $300.00
Dannie Deborah Brown Cypress Inn, TN — $250.00

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 2004 Historical $7,487.15 $2,396.14 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2662
Q3 2004 Historical $350.00 $7,487.15 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1948
Q2 2004 Historical $0.00 $350.00 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1202