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Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC

PAC

What this committee gave today's legislators, from campaign finance filings with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. A contribution isn't an endorsement of any particular vote.

What it gave

It gave $14,000 to 14 of today's 132 legislators in 2025–2026, across 15 receipts.

By the legislator's party: $11,000 to Democrats and $3,000 to Republicans. These totals leave out 31 sitting legislators whose receipts we haven't collected: 22 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026. Includes receipts collected before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Aug 4, 2026. Earliest collected receipt here: May 8, 2025. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

Who received it

D: Democrat. R: Republican.

  1. 1. Melissa Ratcliff (D) Senate District 16. 2 receipts $2,000
  2. 2. Dora Drake (D) Senate District 4. 1 receipt $2,000
  3. 3. Mike Bare (D) Assembly District 80. 1 receipt $1,000
  4. 4. Ryan Spaude (D) Assembly District 89. 1 receipt $1,000
  5. 5. Karen DeSanto (D) Assembly District 40. 1 receipt $1,000
  6. 6. Amanda Nedweski (R) Assembly District 32. 1 receipt $1,000
  7. 7. Randy Udell (D) Assembly District 47. 1 receipt $1,000
  8. 8. Deb Andraca (D) Assembly District 23. 1 receipt $1,000
  9. 9. Alex Dallman (R) Assembly District 39. 1 receipt $1,000
  10. 10. Lisa Subeck (D) Assembly District 79. 1 receipt $1,000
Show 4 more in recipients
  1. 11. Mark Spreitzer (D) Senate District 15. 1 receipt $500
  2. 12. Gus Gustafson (R) Assembly District 55. 1 receipt $500
  3. 13. Shelia Stubbs (D) Assembly District 78. 1 receipt $500
  4. 14. Rob Summerfield (R) Assembly District 68. 1 receipt $500

Counts gifts to today's legislators only. A committee's money comes from its own contributors, listed under “Its own money” when it files its own reports.

Its own money

In its own reports, Feb 4, 2025 to Jul 23, 2026, Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC reported $102,072 in receipts and $85,000 in spending, across 88 transactions.

Contributions under the state's itemization threshold are reported as totals, not by donor, so the lists below show its itemized money, never every dollar.

Largest itemized donors to it

  1. 1. Chip Kolocheski Individual $7,000
  2. 2. Chad Peters Individual $6,000
  3. 3. Robert Wills Individual $6,000
  4. 4. Noah Blum Individual $5,980
  5. 5. Cory Giertz Individual $5,000
  6. 6. Cory Giertz Individual $4,000
  7. 7. Noah Blum Individual $3,220
  8. 8. Steve Frank Individual $3,000
  9. 9. Mike Frank Individual $3,000
  10. 10. Hugh McLaughlin Individual $3,000
Show 28 more in largest itemized donors
  1. 11. Matthew Braun Individual $3,000
  2. 12. Dan Graziano Individual $3,000
  3. 13. Matthew Braun Individual $3,000
  4. 14. Dan Graziano Individual $3,000
  5. 15. Mike Frank Individual $3,000
  6. 16. Steve Frank Individual $3,000
  7. 17. Hugh McLaughlin Individual $3,000
  8. 18. Angie Bowe Individual $2,870
  9. 19. Angie Bowe Individual $2,870
  10. 20. Todd Gutschow Individual $2,870
  11. 21. Gary Ziegelbauer Individual $2,500
  12. 22. Kyle Dean Individual $2,188
  13. 23. James Jr. Dean Individual $2,188
  14. 24. Josh Dean Individual $2,188
  15. 25. Robert Dean, Jr. Individual $2,188
  16. 26. James Dean, Jr. Individual $2,048
  17. 27. Joshua Dean Individual $2,048
  18. 28. Robert Dean, Jr. Individual $2,048
  19. 29. Kyle Dean Individual $2,048
  20. 30. Joe Smeester Individual $1,680
  21. 31. Paul Reder Individual $1,412
  22. 32. Tom Madrigrano Individual $1,010
  23. 33. Joel Frank Individual $900
  24. 34. Dale Pehler Individual $700
  25. 35. Charlene Schwiesthal Individual $350
  26. 36. Charlene Schweisthal Individual $350
  27. 37. Bob Braun Individual $210
  28. 38. Bob Braun Individual $210

Largest payees

  1. 1. Rep Assembly Campaign Com RACC $14,000
  2. 2. State Senate Democratic Committee $12,000
  3. 3. Assembly Democratic Camp Comm $12,000
  4. 4. Tony for Wisconsin $10,000
  5. 5. Committee to Elect a Republican Senate $6,500
  6. 6. Kaul for Attorney General $2,500
  7. 7. Friends of Melissa Ratcliff $2,000
  8. 8. Pfaff for State Senate $2,000
  9. 9. Friends of Dora Drake $2,000
  10. 10. Committee to Elect Randy Udell $1,000
Show 23 more in largest payees
  1. 11. Binsfeld for Senate $1,000
  2. 12. Friends and Neighbors of Amanda Nedweski $1,000
  3. 13. Quinn for Senate $1,000
  4. 14. TIP FOR WI $1,000
  5. 15. Friends of Lisa Subeck $1,000
  6. 16. Alex for Wisconsin $1,000
  7. 17. Lots of People Supporting Mike Bare $1,000
  8. 18. Green for Assembly $1,000
  9. 19. Born For Assembly $1,000
  10. 20. Citizens for Karen DeSanto $1,000
  11. 21. Ryan Spaude for Assembly $1,000
  12. 22. Krug for Assembly $1,000
  13. 23. Friends of Alex Dallman $1,000
  14. 24. Taxpayers for Stafsholt $1,000
  15. 25. Emerson for Assembly $1,000
  16. 26. Friends of Swearingen $1,000
  17. 27. Palmeri for Assembly $1,000
  18. 28. Wall for Wisconsin $1,000
  19. 29. DeSmidt For Wisconsin $1,000
  20. 30. Neighbors for Nate Gustafson $500
  21. 31. Friends of Mark Spreitzer $500
  22. 32. Friends of Rob Summerfield $500
  23. 33. Shelia Stubbs for State Assembly $500

From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's campaign finance system, where this committee is filer ID 651856; checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology