Tennessee Forestry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$29,400
incl. $1,350 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,338
To TN candidates
$16,500
74% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,250 to 9 candidates
$3,250 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,338 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,500 (74%) — 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: $838 ÷ Total spent: $22,338
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $838
Contributions to candidates $16,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $500.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $250.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $250.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $250.00
Rusty Grills † Tennessee House, District 77 Rep. $250.00
Tandy Darby † Tennessee House, District 76 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 $16,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,250. Of the $13,250 difference, $13,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Johnson, Brian $12,500.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $500.00
  • Hall, Donnie $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BIV-PAC (Bivens) $4,000.00
Tennessee Conservatives PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $838.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Middle Tennessee Lumber Burns, TN — $5,150.00
Dickson Insurance Dickson, TN — $5,000.00
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $5,000.00
Derek Stoll Hohenwald, TN Summertown Metals $4,000.00
Dale Seals Logging Company Sneedville, TN — $1,000.00
Jonathan Arbor Burns, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
FNT Logging Crossville, TN — $750.00
B J Potts Timber Company Palmersville, TN — $500.00
Davie Ashley Sawmill Elora, TN — $500.00
Howard Lovell McDonald, TN Howard Lovell Logging $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
Q4 2022 Historical $17,938.96 $17,438.96 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $18,138.96 $17,938.96 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $18,138.96 $18,138.96 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $15,962.21 $18,138.96 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $10,712.21 $15,962.21 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $10,512.21 $10,712.21 Source ↗