Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$17,608
incl. $3,508 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,275
To TN candidates
$9,550
93% of spending
Operating & other
$725
7.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,250 to 7 candidates
$2,000 to 6 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,275 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,550 (93%) — 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: $725 ÷ Total spent: $10,275
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $725
Contributions to candidates $9,550

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $750.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $250.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $250.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $250.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $250.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $9,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,250. Of the $7,300 difference, $7,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Dean, Vince $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $300.00
  • Swann, Art $250.00
  • Watson, Eric $250.00
  • Doss, Barry $250.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $250.00
  • …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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser $403.41
Postage $321.63

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $5,000.00
Tfa Selective Workers Compensation Group Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Hassell Hughes Lumber Company Collinwood, TN — $2,500.00
B B Sawmill Inc. Reagan, TN — $250.00
Forest Marketing Group Centerville, TN — $250.00
Middle Tennessee Lumber Company Bill Joyce Burns, TN — $250.00
Mike Cardin South Pittsburg, TN Cardin Forest Products $250.00
Wade Norris Wade Norris Logging Jackson, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Strunk Bros, Inc. Huntsville, TN — $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 2012 Historical $12,424.00 $10,236.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $8,327.41 $12,424.00 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $8,211.41 $8,327.41 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $8,338.04 $8,211.41 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $7,973.04 $8,338.04 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $2,753.04 $7,973.04 Source ↗