International Paper PAC Ip PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$840,527
incl. $103,635 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$481,050
Spent outside Tennessee
$458,800
95% of spending
To TN candidates
$19,750
4.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 7 candidates
$5,000 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $481,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $458,800 (95%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $481,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,750
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 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 $19,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $14,750 difference, $14,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kustoff for Congress $5,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $2,500.00
  • Fleischmann, Chuck $2,500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $750.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • Harris, Lee $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • …and 1 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennesseans for Good State Government $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $458,800 to 159 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 34 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Democratic Congressional Campaign Commit Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
National Republican Congressional Commit Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
National Republican Senatorial Committee Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
Team Ryan Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
Fund for A Conservative Future Virginia $10,000.00
Ryan for Congress Inc. Wisconsin $10,000.00
Buddy Carter for Congress Georgia $7,500.00
Tom Rice for Congress South Carolina $7,500.00
Friends of John Barrasso Wyoming $7,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Christopher Connor Chagrin Falls, OH International Paper $5,000.00
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
John Townsend Greenwich, CT Sel Employed $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 1,078 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 2017 Historical $186,329.74 $290,012.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $216,935.86 $186,329.74 Source ↗