Trade association PAC · DC
Wine Institute PAC
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00065219.
Which side
Helps both parties
51% of the $111K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Adam GrayDemocrat$10K
- Claudia TenneyRepublican$10K
- Mike ThompsonDemocrat$10K
- Nicole MalliotakisRepublican$10K
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican$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
- Susan Gregory1
Who funds it
It reported raising $75K: $60K from individuals and $5,000 from other committees.4
Companies, groups and committees5
The biggest givers that aren't individuals, from its itemized receipts. Transfers from affiliated committees count.
| Constellation Brands Inc. PACPAC | 1 gift | $5,000 |
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $57K from 41 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 69% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: California $47K, Maryland $5,000, District of Columbia $4,750, Michigan $5006
Where its donors work6
| Wonderful | 2 gifts | $10,000 |
| Wine Institute | 9 gifts | $7,300 |
| Alpha Omega and Tolosa | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Groth Vineyards & Winery | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| J Lohr Vineyards & Wines | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Wine Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| Wente Family Estates | 5 gifts | $3,000 |
| F Korbel & Bros | 1 gifts | $2,500 |
| Alexander Valley Vineyards | 2 gifts | $1,500 |
| Asv Wines | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
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, 2026.2
- From individuals $60K
- From other committees $5,000
- Other $10K
Who it gives to
21 candidates, $112K in direct gifts.3
| Adam Gray DemocratU.S. House, California 13th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Claudia Tenney RepublicanU.S. House, New York 24th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike Thompson DemocratU.S. House, California 4th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Nicole Malliotakis RepublicanU.S. House, New York 11th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Glenn Thompson RepublicanU.S. House, Pennsylvania 15th District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Susan M. Collins RepublicanU.S. Senate, Maine (2026) | $10,000 |
| Mike McGuire DemocratU.S. House, California 1st District (2026) | $10,000 |
| Jim Costa DemocratU.S. House, California 21st District (2026) | $5,500 |
| Jimmy Panetta DemocratU.S. House, California 19th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Bill Cassidy RepublicanU.S. Senate, Louisiana (2026) | $5,000 |
| Adam B. Schiff DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2030) | $5,000 |
| Dan Newhouse RepublicanU.S. House, Washington 4th District (2026) | $5,000 |
| Doris O. Matsui DemocratU.S. House, California 7th District (2026) | $3,418 |
| Suzan K. DelBene DemocratU.S. House, Washington 1st District (2026) | $3,000 |
| David G. Valadao RepublicanU.S. House, California 22nd District (2026) | $2,500 |
| Andy Harris RepublicanU.S. House, Maryland 1st District (2026) | $2,000 |
| Jared Huffman DemocratU.S. House, California 2nd District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Eric Michael Swalwell DemocratU.S. House, California 14th District (2026) | $1,500 |
| Jimmy Gomez DemocratU.S. House, California 34th District (2026) | $1,000 |
| Alex Padilla DemocratU.S. Senate, California (2028) | $1,000 |
| James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026) | $1,000 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: Wine Institute PAC (C00065219)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00065219/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: Wine Institute PAC financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00065219/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough August 31, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: contributions from Wine Institute PAC to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00065219&two_year_transaction_period=2026Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of Wine Institute PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00065219&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to Wine Institute PAC, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00065219&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026