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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
$99,541
Total Spent
$88,300
To TN candidates
$83,050
94% of spending
To other PACs
$5,250
5.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,800 to 12 candidates
$11,300 to 9 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $88,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $83,050 (94%) — 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: $88,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $83,050
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $4,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $83,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,800. Of the $69,250 difference, $69,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $69,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $7,500.00
  • McWherter, Michael $7,500.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $7,500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $5,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $3,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $2,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,000.00
  • Swafford, Eric $2,000.00
  • …and 38 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 $2,500.00
KPAC $1,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thomas Bernard Nashville, TN Horizon Wine and Spirits, LLC $16,751.00
Andrew Johnson Knoxville, TN Beverage Control Inc. $9,051.00
Athens Distributing Company Memphis Memphis, TN — $8,549.00
John Hooper Nashville, TN Tennessee Wine \& Spirits Co. $7,556.00
Robert S Lipman Nashville, TN Lipman Brothers $7,386.00
Athens Distributing Company Nashville Nashville, TN — $6,134.00
Athens Distributing Company Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — $5,566.00
John Barzizza Germantown, TN Retired $5,170.00
Donald Leebern Columbus, GA United Liquors $4,968.00
Robert Williams Knoxville, TN D \& V Distributing $4,715.00

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 2009 Historical $11,845.64 $24,086.64 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28715
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $12,845.64 $11,845.64 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27672