Memphis

Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,038
incl. $2,388 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,476
To TN candidates
$3,500
78% of spending
Operating & other
$976
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,476 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (78%) — 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: $976 ÷ Total spent: $4,476
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $976
Contributions to candidates $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 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
  • BYRD, David $750.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Carson, Karen $500.00
  • Sexton, Jerry $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 $976.47

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $1,500.00
J V Averitt Lumber Co Inc. Erin, TN — $150.00

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 2015 Historical $19,977.90 $19,081.14 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $19,714.90 $19,977.90 Source ↗