Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$9,025
incl. $3,275 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,975
To TN candidates
$8,400
84% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
10% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,975 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,400 (84%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $575 ÷ Total spent: $9,975
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $575
Contributions to candidates $8,400

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 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 $8,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $7,900 difference, $7,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Fraley, George $750.00
  • Tidwell, John $750.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • Swafford, Eric $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Bryson, James $350.00
  • …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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Caucus $500.00
House Democratic Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $500.00
Pac Registration Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michael D Martin Savannah, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Barbara Turner Crossville, TN Self-Employed $750.00
Bill Joyce Burns, TN — $500.00
Mike Cardin South Pittsburg, TN Cardin Forest Products $500.00
Robert W Davis Booneville, MS Self-Employed $500.00
Jeffrey Swift Dover, TN Swift Logging $400.00
Raymond Tanner Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $300.00
Michael Bivens Nashville, TN Stev Bivens \& Associates $250.00
Wade McMahon Lexington, TN Tennessee Timber Consultants $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 2006 Historical $855.21 $620.21 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1,205.21 $855.21 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $3,300.21 $1,205.21 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,900.21 $3,300.21 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $3,290.21 $2,900.21 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $933.69 $3,290.21 Source ↗