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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
$290,820
Total Spent
$328,060
To TN candidates
$266,600
81% of spending
To other PACs
$60,500
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $209,600 to 56 candidates
$164,100 to 42 Republicans $45,500 to 14 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $328,060 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $266,600 (81%) — 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: $960 ÷ Total spent: $328,060
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $960
Contributions to candidates $266,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $10,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $10,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,600.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $7,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $7,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $7,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $6,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $6,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $6,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $6,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $266,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $209,600. Of the $57,000 difference, $57,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $57,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beck, Bill $8,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $8,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $7,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $6,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $5,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $5,000.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $3,000.00
  • Swann, Art $3,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • …and 8 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $21,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $15,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Dues / Subscriptions $510.00
Registration Fees $450.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Beverage Control Inc. Knoxville, TN — $37,500.00
D V Distributing Knoxville, TN D \& V Distributing $37,500.00
Knoxville Beverage Co Inc. Knoxville, TN — $37,500.00
West TN Crown Distributing Company Memphis, TN — $37,500.00
Empire Distributors of Tenn INC Nashv Nashville, TN — $36,480.00
Lipman Brothers Nashville, TN — $34,500.00
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $32,790.00
Athens Distributing Company Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — $12,500.00
Athens Distributing Company Nashville Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Athens Distributing Company Memphis Memphis, TN — $12,050.00

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 2021 Historical $324,702.85 $18,592.85 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96773
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $50,832.85 $324,702.85 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95310