Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$9,950
incl. $2,500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,196
To TN candidates
$10,500
80% of spending
Operating & other
$2,696
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 9 candidates
$4,750 to 8 Republicans $750 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,196 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (80%) — 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: $2,696 ÷ Total spent: $13,196
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,696
Contributions to candidates $10,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $750.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Overbey, Doug $1,000.00
  • Alexander, David $500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $250.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $250.00
  • Daniel, Martin $250.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
  • …and 2 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
Postage $1,801.66
Office Supplies $894.72

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $5,000.00
Darreck Copeland Livingston, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Michael D Martin Savannah, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Middle Tennessee Lumber Burns, TN — $450.00
FNT Logging Crossville, TN — $250.00
Kevin Daniel Bolivar, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Landon Edwards White Pine, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Michael Barnes Hohenwald, 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 2016 Historical $16,659.48 $15,659.48 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $23,818.22 $16,659.48 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $18,165.86 $23,818.22 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $18,766.14 $18,165.86 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $18,981.14 $18,766.14 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $19,081.14 $18,981.14 Source ↗