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Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,295
incl. $945 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,577
To TN candidates
$3,250
71% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 3 candidates
$750 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,577 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,250 (71%) — 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: $327 ÷ Total spent: $4,577
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $327
Contributions to candidates $3,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
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 $3,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Tidwell, John $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $250.00
  • Evans, Joshua $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
Harwell PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $326.90

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michael D Martin Savannah, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Mike Cardin South Pittsburg, TN Cardin Forest Products $1,000.00
Committee for Responsible Govt of Temple Inland Austin, TX — $500.00
John Ross Savannah, TN Ross & Barlow $500.00
Wayne Anthony Nahele, LLC Dalton, GA — $500.00
Bob Haggard Waynesboro, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Charles Dean Strunk Huntsville, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Green Logging LLC Wesley Tracy City, TN — $200.00
W T Strunk Huntsville, 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 2010 Historical $1,592.02 $846.02 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35662
Pre-General 2010 Historical $1,604.02 $1,592.02 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34505
Q3 2010 Historical $3,716.02 $1,604.02 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33362
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $3,466.02 $3,716.02 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32375
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $1,547.21 $3,466.02 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31848
Q1 2010 Historical $533.21 $1,547.21 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29937