Trade association PAC · DC
Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00147173.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
66% of the $921K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5
Helps Democrats 34%Helps Republicans 66%
Backs
- David RouzerRepublican$10K
- Stephanie I. BiceRepublican$10K
- Derek SchmidtRepublican$10K
- Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat$10K
- Erin HouchinRepublican$10K
On the record
Who runs it
The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.
- Treasurer
- Lisa Lisker2
- Custodian of records
- Catherine Mcdaniel Assistant Treasurer2
- Connected to
- Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America1
Who funds it
It reported raising $1.5M: $1.4M from individuals and $10K from other committees.5
Companies, groups and committees6
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Southern Wine & Spirits PACPAC | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $1.2M from 2,703 itemized gifts by individuals7
- 67% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
- Top states: Florida $187K, New Jersey $142K, Massachusetts $120K, Georgia $113K, Texas $112K7
Where its donors work7
| Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits | 210 gifts | $196,080 |
| Allied Beverage Group L L C | 146 gifts | $99,112 |
| Southern Wine & Spirits | 28 gifts | $67,250 |
| Martignetti Companies | 305 gifts | $62,366 |
| United Distributors | 287 gifts | $57,283 |
| Breakthru Beverage Illinois | 174 gifts | $54,379 |
| M S Walker | 75 gifts | $37,435 |
| Republic National Distributing | 205 gifts | $36,902 |
| Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Americ | 173 gifts | $35,296 |
| Breakthru Beverage Group | 11 gifts | $35,088 |
Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through August 31, 2026.3
Raised$1.5M
Spent$1.5M
Cash on hand$1.4M
Given to candidates and committees$1.4M
- From individuals $1.4M
- From other committees $10K
- Other $39K
Who it gives to
246 candidates, $935K in direct gifts.4
| David Rouzer RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Stephanie I. Bice RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Derek Schmidt RepublicanU.S. House, Kansas 2nd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DemocratU.S. House, New Jersey 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Erin Houchin RepublicanU.S. House, Indiana 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| H. Morgan Griffith RepublicanU.S. House, Virginia 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Lisa C. McClain RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steven Horsford DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| James Comer RepublicanU.S. House, Kentucky 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Tom Emmer RepublicanU.S. House, Minnesota 6th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Susie Lee DemocratU.S. House, Nevada 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mario Diaz-Balart RepublicanU.S. House, Florida 26th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Julia Letlow RepublicanU.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Kevin Hern RepublicanU.S. House, Oklahoma 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| August Pfluger RepublicanU.S. House, Texas 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Pete Ricketts RepublicanU.S. Senate, Nebraska (2026) | $10,000 |
| James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026) | $10,000 |
| John Cornyn RepublicanU.S. Senate, Texas (2026) | $10,000 |
| Ashley Moody RepublicanU.S. Senate, Florida (2026) | $10,000 |
| Linda T. Sánchez DemocratU.S. House, California 41st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nikki Budzinski DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Steve Womack RepublicanU.S. House, Arkansas 3rd District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Richard Hudson RepublicanU.S. House, North Carolina 9th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Russell Fry RepublicanU.S. House, South Carolina 7th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Bradley Scott Schneider DemocratU.S. House, Illinois 10th District (2026) | $9,999 |
| Ben Ray Luján DemocratU.S. Senate, New Mexico (2026) | $9,999 |
| Nicholas A. Langworthy RepublicanU.S. House, New York 23rd District (2026) | $9,998 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz RepublicanU.S. Senate, Iowa (2026) | $9,500 |
| Ed Case DemocratU.S. House, Hawaii 1st District (2026) | $8,500 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee (C00147173)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committeehttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/?tab=filingsFetched October 17, 2026
- 3FEC: Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00147173/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4FEC: contributions from Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00147173&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 5Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 6FEC: receipts of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00147173&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 7FEC: itemized individual contributions to Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00147173&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026