Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Henry E. Hildebrand III · Brentwood, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $49,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,000 (96%) — 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 / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $47,000 |
- To TN candidates $47,000 96%
- To other PACs $2,000 4.1%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $500.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $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 $47,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $42,000 difference, $42,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $42,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Berke, Andrew $3,000.00
- Finney, Lowe $2,000.00
- Kurita, Rosalind $2,000.00
- Pruitt, Mary $2,000.00
- Speakers Fund $2,000.00
- Wilder, John $2,000.00
- Burchett, Tim $1,000.00
- Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
- Jones, Jr., Ulysses $1,000.00
- Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
- …and 41 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 |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $2,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bernard | Nashville, TN | Horizon Wine and Spirits, LLC | $5,478.00 |
| Andrew Johnson | Knoxville, TN | Beverage Control Inc. | $4,705.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Memphis | Memphis, TN | — | $4,312.00 |
| Tennessee Wine Spirits | Nashville, TN | Tennessee Wine \& Spirits | $4,044.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Nashville | Nashville, TN | — | $3,287.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | — | $2,904.00 |
| H E Christenberry | Knoxville, TN | Triple "C" Distributing Co. | $2,604.00 |
| Larry Perlberg | Memphis, TN | United Liquors Corp. | $2,602.00 |
| D V Distributing | Knoxville, TN | D \& V Distributing | $2,484.00 |
| Michael Milner | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Beverage Co., Inc. | $1,992.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.