Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$13,691
incl. $3,541 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,934
To TN candidates
$6,250
90% of spending
Operating & other
$684
9.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 8 candidates
$3,500 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,934 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,250 (90%) — 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: $684 ÷ Total spent: $6,934
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $684
Contributions to candidates $6,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $250.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 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 $6,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $2,750 difference, $2,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • Evans, Joshua $500.00
  • Tidwell, John $500.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $250.00
  • BYRD, David $250.00
  • Wilburn, Leigh $250.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $250.00
  • Calfee, Kent $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 $683.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $5,500.00
Middle Tennessee Lumber Company Bill Joyce Burns, TN — $1,000.00
Darreck Copeland Livingston, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Hankins Forest Products, Inc. Ripley, MS — $500.00
Kevin Smith Hohenwald, TN Self-Employed $500.00
East TN Wood Products Co Inc. Seymour, TN — $300.00
Greg Hooper Logging LLC Jackson, TN — $300.00
T L Jones Lumber Co LLC Sam Red Boiling Springs, TN — $300.00
Barbara Turner Crossville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Trevor Haywood Huntingdon, TN Self-Employed $250.00

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 2014 Historical $18,114.90 $19,714.90 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $18,029.90 $18,114.90 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $15,721.65 $18,029.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $18,421.65 $15,721.65 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $18,345.65 $18,421.65 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Amended Historical $13,140.65 $18,345.65 Source ↗