Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that allowed craft distillers to ship spirits to their customers’ homes. Teamsters lobbyist Matt Broad said the labor group’s truck drivers aren’t opposed to allowing craft distillers to ship their product. By comparison, California’s craft distillers reported spending $54,000 on lobbying this year. In that difficult business climate, corporate liquor wholesalers and distribution companies lobbied “to obliterate competition,” said Dodd, the former state senator from wine country lobbying on behalf of craft distillers. Craft distillers say they’ve tried to work with the groups blocking their bill to address their concerns, but they have gotten nowhere.