Memphis

Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,596
incl. $1,915 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,150
To TN candidates
$5,550
90% of spending
To other PACs
$500
8.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,250 to 4 candidates
$1,250 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,550 (90%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $6,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $5,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $250.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, 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 $5,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $4,300 difference, $4,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Buck, Frank Forrest $300.00
  • Tidwell, John $300.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $250.00
  • Finney, Raymond (2008) $250.00
  • Fraley, George $250.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $250.00
  • Herron, Roy $250.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $250.00
  • Ketron, Bill $250.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $250.00
  • …and 8 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
Joint Democratic Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michael D Martin Savannah, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Charles Robertson Lawrenceburg, TN — $500.00
Michael Barnes Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $481.00
John Ross Savannah, TN Ross & Barlow $300.00
Brian Bivens Nashville, TN Steve Bivens \& Associates $250.00
Dwight King Piney Flats, TN Sullivan County $250.00
Manuel Mooneyham Spencer, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Robert W Davis Booneville, MS Self-Employed $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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $4,715.21 -$103.79 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20154
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $620.21 $4,715.21 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13381