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Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,053
incl. $278 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,500
To TN candidates
$3,550
65% of spending
To other PACs
$1,950
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 3 candidates
$1,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,550 (65%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $5,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $3,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $2,050 difference, $2,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Odom, Gary $700.00
  • Swafford, Eric $600.00
  • McCord, Joe $500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $250.00

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 Republican Caucus $750.00
Joint Democratic Caucus $700.00
RAAMPAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Elton Coley Muscle Shoals, AL — $2,000.00
Michael Barnes Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Bernard Coyle Paducah, KY — $250.00
John Ross Savannah, TN Ross & Barlow $250.00
Don Page Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $200.00

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 2005 Historical $1,396.14 $933.69 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5339
Q3 2005 Historical $996.14 $1,396.14 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4780
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $2,196.14 $996.14 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4232
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $2,396.14 $2,196.14 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3641