International Paper PAC Ip PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Meaghan K. Joyce · Washington, DC

Raised
$345,492
incl. $48,029 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,250
To other PACs
$15,000
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,250
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 2 candidates
$4,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,000 (55%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $27,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $3,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $7,750 difference, $7,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tanner, John $1,500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • McCord, Joe $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $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
Sc PAC $10,000.00
Rock City PAC $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mary Laschinger Memphis, TN International Paper $5,000.00
Carol Roberts Germantown, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Harley Brafford Memphis, TN International Paper $4,999.92
John Faraci Memphis, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Maura Smith Memphis, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Michael J Balduino Redding, CT International Paper $4,999.92
Newland Lesko Germantown, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Thomas Gestrich Germantown, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Thomas Kadien Memphis, TN International Paper $4,999.92
Carleton Ealy Germantown, TN International Paper $4,166.60

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 2007 Historical $62,037.05 $80,116.12 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $69,223.89 $62,037.05 Source ↗