THE WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA

Lobbying client · District of Columbia · filed 2025 to 2026

Trade association for businesses involved in the wine and spirits industry

$2,338,490 Reported spend

35 Filings counted

5 Outside firms hired

8 Bills named

Spend is reported income plus in-house expenses across 35 filings. 3 further filings for this client were restated by a later amendment and are left out of every total here. The LDA keeps a separate client record for every registrant that files for a client, so this page adds up 6 records, one per registrant listed below. Records are combined when the client name matches once case, punctuation and endings such as Inc. or LLC are set aside; for a city, county or port the state has to match as well. These filings have also been reported as WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA INC, WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC.

Who filed for this client 6

WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC $1,438,490 In-house, the client's own filings · 7 filings
MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC) $250,000 Outside firm · 6 filings
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. $210,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
THORN RUN PARTNERS $210,000 Outside firm · 7 filings
TODD STRATEGY GROUP $170,000 Outside firm · 5 filings
CARSON CONSULTING $60,000 Outside firm · 3 filings

Spend per registrant: fees an outside firm reported, or the costs the client reported for lobbying in-house. The rows add up to the total above.

Bills named in these filings 8

H.R. 2935
PREPARE Act of 2025

7 filings
H.R. 3011
United States Postal Service Shipping Equity Act

7 filings
H.R. 703
Main Street Tax Certainty Act

7 filings
S. 213
Main Street Tax Certainty Act

7 filings
H.R. 4121
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
S. 2256
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

3 filings
H.R. 10079
Beverage Regulatory Parity Act

1 filing
H.R. 9830
Lawful Hemp Protection Act

1 filing

Reported by year 2 years

2026 $1,253,490 15 filings
2025 $1,085,000 20 filings

Issues lobbied 8

The count is how many filings named that issue area. A filing reports one lump figure covering every issue on it, so the money above cannot be split between them.

Agencies and chambers lobbied 4

SENATE 32
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 29
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA) 4
White House Office 4

Recent filings 38 total

Q3 report

MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M&W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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THORN RUN PARTNERS

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 20, 2026

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WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $163,490 expenses · posted Oct 20, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Oct 18, 2026

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CARSON CONSULTING

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $15,000 income · posted Aug 10, 2026

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MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 20, 2026

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THORN RUN PARTNERS

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 19, 2026

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WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $440,000 expenses · posted Jul 16, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jul 13, 2026

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TODD STRATEGY GROUP

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jul 13, 2026

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CARSON CONSULTING Amended

2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2026

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CARSON CONSULTING

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $45,000 income · posted Apr 21, 2026

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TODD STRATEGY GROUP Amended

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Apr 20, 2026

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THORN RUN PARTNERS

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 18, 2026

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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Apr 15, 2026

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WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC

1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31) · House · Senate · $210,000 expenses · posted Apr 13, 2026

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MILNE, WIENER & SHOFE GLOBAL STRATEGIES (FKA M & W GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC)

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $50,000 income · posted Jan 23, 2026

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THORN RUN PARTNERS

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · House · Senate · $30,000 income · posted Jan 23, 2026

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TODD STRATEGY GROUP

4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) · Senate · $40,000 income · posted Jan 20, 2026

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Filings through October 20, 2026, the newest posted date on this record. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, synced daily. Money is self-reported by the filer and often rounded. Lobbying is legal, disclosed activity.