Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,260
incl. $2,460 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,950
To TN candidates
$3,450
87% of spending
To other PACs
$500
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,450 (87%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $3,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,450

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
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 $3,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $2,700 difference, $2,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tidwell, John $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $350.00
  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $250.00
  • Bone, Stratton $250.00
  • Fraley, George $250.00
  • Niceley, Frank $250.00
  • Barker, Judy $250.00
  • Evans, Joshua $250.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $250.00
  • Moore, Gary $100.00

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
RAAMPAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michael Barnes Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Eric Wiser Fayetteville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Harold Evans Cookeville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Jimmy Cunningham Smithville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Mary Motlow Lynchburg, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Steve Bond Killen, AL 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 2008 Historical $991.21 $156.21 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $1,721.21 $991.21 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $3,746.21 $1,721.21 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $2,821.21 $3,746.21 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $176.21 $2,821.21 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical -$103.79 $176.21 Source ↗