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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
$289,160
Total Spent
$261,285
To TN candidates
$153,000
59% of spending
To other PACs
$103,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $138,000 to 53 candidates
$105,000 to 38 Republicans $33,000 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $261,285 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $153,000 (59%) — 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: $5,285 ÷ Total spent: $261,285
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,285
Contributions to candidates $153,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rick Eldridge † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $6,000.00
Fred A. Atchley † Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $5,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $5,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $5,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $4,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $4,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $4,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $3,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $153,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $138,000. Of the $15,000 difference, $15,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Holsclaw for Property Assessor, John $5,000.00
  • Davis, Anthony $3,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $3,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00

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) $25,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $15,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $10,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $10,000.00
PBW PAC $8,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,000.00
Annual Fee $285.00

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
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 — $37,500.00
Best Brands Nashville, TN — $34,760.00
Lipman Brothers Nashville, TN — $29,925.00
Athens Distributing Company Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN — $12,500.00
Athens Distributing Company Nashville Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Athens Distributing Company Memphis Memphis, TN — $11,975.00

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 2023 Amended Historical $216,174.19 $34,889.19 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 112631
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $7,014.19 $216,174.19 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108884