International Paper PAC Ip PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$778,321
incl. $101,386 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,000
To TN candidates
$8,500
65% of spending
Operating & other
$4,500
35% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,500 (65%) — 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: $4,500 ÷ Total spent: $13,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,500
Contributions to candidates $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Fincher, Steve $5,500.00
  • Fleischmann, Chuck $2,000.00
  • Cohen, Steve $1,000.00

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
Car Rental $4,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Bronczek Memphis, TN Fedex Co $5,000.00
Glenn Landau Memphis, TN International Paper $5,000.00
Ilene Gordon Bluestein Chicago, IL International Paper $5,000.00
J Steven Whisler Whitefish, MT International Paper $5,000.00
Jay Johnson Washington, DC Retired $5,000.00
Joan Spero New York, NY International Paper $5,000.00
Ray Young Chicago, IL International Paper $5,000.00
Stacey Mobley West Palm Beach, FL Retired $5,000.00
William Amick Memphis, TN International Paper $5,000.00
William Walter Bonita Springs, FL FMC Corp $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 930 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 $139,008.88 $188,284.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical $68,513.92 $139,008.88 Source ↗