Memphis

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 $1,750 to 3 candidates
$1,750 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,975 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,400 (84%) — 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: $575 ÷ Total spent: $9,975
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $575
Contributions to candidates $8,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 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 $8,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $6,650 difference, $6,650 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,650 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • 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
  • Baird, William $300.00
  • …and 4 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 Dickson, TN Middle Tennessee Lumber $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
Mike Bivens Nashville, TN 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: Q4 2006 filing Report 12229
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1,205.21 $855.21 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11148
Q3 2006 Historical $3,300.21 $1,205.21 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9942
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,900.21 $3,300.21 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8940
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $3,290.21 $2,900.21 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9941
Q1 2006 Historical $933.69 $3,290.21 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6292