Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Henry E. Hildebrand III · Brentwood, TN

Raised
$0
Total Spent
$16,400
To TN candidates
$11,400
70% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
30% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,400 (70%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $16,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $11,400

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $11,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $11,400 difference, $11,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $3,900.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Henri $500.00
  • Cooper (Senate), Barbara $500.00
  • Brooks, Harry $500.00
  • Langster, Edith Taylor $500.00
  • Strader, Park (Parkey) $500.00
  • Tindell, Harry $500.00
  • …and 3 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
Tn-Kyle, PAC $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2005 Historical $35,069.53 $25,569.53 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $37,069.53 $35,069.53 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $41,969.53 $37,069.53 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $42,044.53 $41,969.53 Source ↗