Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$6,699
incl. $699 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,694
To TN candidates
$3,000
81% of spending
Operating & other
$694
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 3 candidates
$1,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,694 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,000 (81%) — 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: $694 ÷ Total spent: $3,694
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $694
Contributions to candidates $3,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $250.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 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 $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $694.35

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $5,500.00
Mike Cardin South Pittsburg, TN Cardin Forest Products $500.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $15,341.00 $13,140.65 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $10,236.00 $15,341.00 Source ↗