International Paper PAC Ip PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Meaghan K. Joyce · Washington, DC
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5,150.00 | $5,150.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2025 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2024 | $13,000.00 | $12,500.00 | $8,250.00 |
| 2023 | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2022 | $617,366.31 | $1,026,206.83 | $11,000.00 |
| 2021 | $698,169.82 | $569,657.28 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $796,925.24 | $657,000.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2019 | $826,393.34 | $896,470.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $857,896.74 | $59,750.00 | $18,000.00 |
| 2017 | $840,526.80 | $481,050.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2016 | $872,736.57 | $340,250.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2015 | $778,320.97 | $13,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $798,160.81 | $385,050.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2013 | $691,503.16 | $34,750.00 | $2,750.00 |
| 2012 | $732,963.62 | $33,000.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2011 | $561,785.74 | $19,500.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2010 | $538,435.30 | $18,500.00 | $750.00 |
| 2009 | $435,460.00 | $11,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2008 | $439,907.68 | $15,000.00 | $4,250.00 |
| 2007 | $345,492.23 | $27,250.00 | $5,500.00 |
| 2006 | $286,800.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $328,711.70 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $345,390.67 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $11,817,096.94 | $4,612,084.11 | $63,750.00 |
Raised
$11,817,097
incl. $2,961,770 unitemized small gifts
excl. $115 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$4,612,084
Spent outside Tennessee
$4,262,584
92% of spending
To TN candidates
$252,750
5.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $63,750 to 38 candidates
$55,750 to 30 Republicans $8,000 to 8 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $4,612,084 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,262,584 (92%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
- Spent outside Tennessee $4,262,584 92%
- To TN candidates $252,750 5.5%
- To other PACs $92,000 2.0%
- Operating & other $4,750 0.1%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $6,250.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Dawn White † | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Kerry Roberts † | Tennessee Senate, District 23 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Doug Overbey † | Tennessee Senate, District 02 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Kevin Vaughan † | Tennessee House, District 95 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Raumesh Akbari † | Tennessee Senate, District 29 | Dem. | $2,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $252,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $63,750. Of the $189,000 difference, $171,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $17,250 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $171,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Fincher, Steve $25,500.00
- Fleischmann, Chuck $15,500.00
- Kustoff for Congress $15,000.00
- Corker, Bob $12,500.00
- Cohen, Steve $9,500.00
- Davis, Lincoln $7,000.00
- Diane Black for Congress $5,000.00
- Norris, Mark $5,000.00
- Haslam, Bill $4,000.00
- Reeves, William S. $3,750.00
- …and 50 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Rock City PAC | $30,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $10,000.00 |
| Sc PAC | $10,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $5,000.00 |
| MPAC | $4,500.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $4,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $4,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $3,000.00 |
| Quest PAC | $2,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,128,600 to 373 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 39 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Majority Fund | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Ameripac | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Republican Main St Partnership PAC | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Team Ryan | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Ryan for Congress Inc. | Wisconsin | $12,500.00 |
| Terri Sewell for Congress | Alabama | $12,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Car Rental | $4,500.00 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $250.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher, Steve | Car Rental | 11/30/2015 | $4,500.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/16/2026 | $150.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/08/2021 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
$23,150.00 (0.2% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, International Paper PAC Ip PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Nicholls | Memphis, TN | International Paper | $78,965.10 |
| Mark S Sutton | Collierville, TN | International Paper Co | $76,825.44 |
| Committee for the Resp Gov of Tem Inland | Austin, TX | — | $66,750.38 |
| Gregory Wanta | Collierville, TN | International Paper | $62,871.18 |
| Jean Michel Ribieras | Memphis, TN | International Paper | $61,869.82 |
| William Amick | Memphis, TN | International Paper | $60,943.77 |
| Thomas A Cleves | Collierville, TN | International Paper | $60,775.87 |
| Carleton Ealy | Germantown, TN | International Paper | $60,406.05 |
| Tommy Joseph | Germantown, TN | International Paper | $60,377.23 |
| J Steven Whisler | Whitefish, MT | International Paper | $60,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130586 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129303 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127921 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126649 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125244 |
| Year-End 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123932 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121720 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120157 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118559 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116865 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115601 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114635 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112674 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110697 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $140,125.69 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107279 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $345,049.98 | $140,125.69 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106032 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $376,115.44 | $345,049.98 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 103930 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $397,225.73 | $376,115.44 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102430 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $329,185.50 | $397,225.73 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100018 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $409,500.52 | $329,185.50 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98545 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $415,663.26 | $409,500.52 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97854 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $280,987.98 | $415,663.26 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95714 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $117,993.94 | $280,987.98 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93967 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $321,993.69 | $117,993.94 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92416 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $251,926.04 | $321,993.69 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91056 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $254,675.79 | $251,926.04 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89955 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $122,053.95 | $254,675.79 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89107 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $141,062.74 | $122,053.95 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87358 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $173,954.44 | $141,062.74 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86553 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $210,909.40 | $173,954.44 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84965 |
| Q4 2018 Amended Historical | $25,565.26 | $210,909.40 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 85205 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $117,688.56 | $25,565.26 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81270 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $115,911.76 | $117,688.56 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80082 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $114,420.06 | $115,911.76 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78139 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $143,847.29 | $114,420.06 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76870 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $290,012.66 | $143,847.29 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74987 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $186,329.74 | $290,012.66 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73107 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $216,935.86 | $186,329.74 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71587 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $19,945.97 | $216,935.86 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70340 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $118,196.55 | $19,945.97 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68735 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $85,409.88 | $118,196.55 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67698 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $128,429.05 | $85,409.88 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65859 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $163,410.19 | $128,429.05 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64582 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $188,284.29 | $163,410.19 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63207 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $139,008.88 | $188,284.29 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62423 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $68,513.92 | $139,008.88 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61254 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $7,807.02 | $68,513.92 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58853 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $79,383.00 | $7,807.02 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57827 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $26,298.14 | $79,383.00 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56191 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $155,779.12 | $26,298.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54335 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $143,544.97 | $155,779.12 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52826 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $112,288.63 | $143,544.97 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50909 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $113,611.85 | $112,288.63 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49005 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $123,765.47 | $113,611.85 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47835 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $40,400.59 | $123,765.47 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45976 |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical | $191,275.40 | $40,400.59 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45367 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $355,564.08 | $191,275.40 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43770 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $381,980.71 | $355,564.08 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 44217 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $322,424.45 | $381,980.71 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40948 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $356,729.84 | $322,424.45 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39922 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $234,565.23 | $356,729.84 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 40315 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical | $206,744.10 | $234,565.23 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 40314 |
| Q4 2010 Amended Historical | $95,630.62 | $206,744.10 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 40313 |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $105,216.68 | $95,630.62 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 40312 |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $173,741.20 | $105,216.68 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 40311 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical | $208,098.08 | $173,741.20 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 40310 |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $204,825.98 | $208,098.08 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 40309 |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $208,608.80 | $204,825.98 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 40308 |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $89,271.09 | $208,608.80 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 40297 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $112,773.80 | $89,271.09 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28027 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $37,440.68 | $112,773.80 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26682 |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $121,111.00 | $37,440.68 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25323 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $76,814.50 | $121,111.00 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24512 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $101,454.47 | $76,814.50 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23219 |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $112,500.30 | $101,454.47 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22171 |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $80,116.12 | $112,500.30 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20773 |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $62,037.05 | $80,116.12 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14832 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $69,223.89 | $62,037.05 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14005 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $19,431.40 | $69,223.89 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12847 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $31,709.00 | $19,431.40 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11422 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $175,252.11 | $31,709.00 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10077 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $185,674.09 | $175,252.11 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9456 |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $190,033.27 | $185,674.09 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9713 |
| Q1 2006 Amended Historical | $177,548.65 | $190,033.27 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6944 |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $136,945.41 | $177,548.65 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5432 |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $79,733.09 | $136,945.41 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5098 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $84,341.16 | $79,733.09 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4375 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $65,261.95 | $84,341.16 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3819 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $12,516.13 | $65,261.95 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3142 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $47,817.49 | $12,516.13 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2279 |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $42,159.81 | $47,817.49 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1449 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $63,075.13 | $42,159.81 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 2593 |