Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Henry E. Hildebrand III · Brentwood, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $304,494 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $223,500 (73%) — 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 | $194 |
| Contributions to candidates | $223,500 |
- To TN candidates $223,500 73%
- To other PACs $80,800 27%
- Operating & other $194 0.1%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Walley † | Tennessee Senate, District 26 | Rep. | $8,000.00 |
| Brent Taylor † | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Elaine Davis † | Tennessee House, District 18 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Rick Eldridge † | Tennessee House, District 10 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Ed Jackson † | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| J. Adam Lowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 01 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Jason L Powell † | Tennessee House, District 53 | Dem. | $5,000.00 |
| Jerome F. Moon † | Tennessee House, District 08 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Jesse Chism † | Tennessee House, District 85 | Dem. | $5,000.00 |
| Johnny Garrett † | Tennessee House, District 45 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $223,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $153,500. Of the $70,000 difference, $70,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $70,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Carr, Bruce Dale $8,000.00
- Holsclaw, John B. $8,000.00
- Johnson, Curtis $8,000.00
- Maynard, Jerry $6,000.00
- Testerman, Janet $5,000.00
- Beck, Bill $5,000.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $4,000.00
- Burkhart, Jeff $4,000.00
- Reeves, William S. $4,000.00
- Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $3,000.00
- …and 9 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 |
|---|---|
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $25,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $20,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $10,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $10,000.00 |
| Bill Lee Inaugural Committee | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Conservatives PAC | $3,000.00 |
| GARRETT PAC (Johnny Garrett) | $2,500.00 |
| KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) | $2,000.00 |
| TriStar PAC | $500.00 |
| Decatur County Republican Party | $300.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $193.66 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 10/26/2022 | $185.66 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 09/26/2022 | $8.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverage Control Inc. | Knoxville, TN | — | $37,500.00 |
| D V Distributing | Knoxville, TN | D \& V Distributing | $37,500.00 |
| Empire Distributors of Tenn INC Nashv | Nashville, TN | — | $37,500.00 |
| Knoxville Beverage Co Inc. | Knoxville, TN | — | $37,500.00 |
| West TN Crown Distributing Company | Memphis, TN | — | $37,170.00 |
| Best Brands | Nashville, TN | — | $35,845.00 |
| Lipman Brothers | Nashville, TN | — | $31,090.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | — | $12,500.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Nashville | Nashville, TN | — | $12,500.00 |
| Athens Distributing Company Memphis | Memphis, TN | — | $11,710.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 Amended Historical | $141,514.19 | $7,014.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $162,199.85 | $141,514.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $257,707.85 | $162,199.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $264,707.85 | $257,707.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $16,792.85 | $264,707.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $18,592.85 | $16,792.85 | Source ↗ |