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Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,875
Total Spent
$49,000
To TN candidates
$47,000
96% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
4.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 9 candidates
$4,000 to 5 Republicans $3,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $49,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,000 (96%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $49,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $47,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked 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
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $7,500. Of the $39,500 difference, $39,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $39,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • 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 37 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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $21,247.53 $13,122.53 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20046
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $21,247.53 $21,247.53 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13528