Updated: September 9, 1999
Rep. John Ainsworth (R) ShawanoRep. John AinswothState Assembly District 6
1998 Election Notes and Background
1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Ainsworth was first elected in 1990.

* He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election.

*Vote November 3rd ($331) backed Ainsworth’s opponent through independent spending.

 Ainsworth Pubanz
Raised
$26,777		 Spent
$25,217		 Raised
$14,982		 Spent
$14,982
Vote
64.9%		 $2.23/vote Vote
35.1%		 $2.45/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $331

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $4,989
From Self $0
Less than $100 $6,038
$100 or more $7,315
PAC & Party $6,800
Other Income $461
WECF* $6,163
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Ainsworth
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Ainsworth’s Committee Assignments
Manufacturing & Distributing $1,366
Health Professionals $1,225
Construction $1,050
Real Estate $1,050
Banking & Finance $700
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $700		 1999/2000: Rural Affairs and Forestry (Chair); Agriculture; Conservation and Land Use; Ways and Means; Rural Economic Development Board.

1997/98: Land Use (Vice-chair); Rural Affairs; Agriculture; Children and Families; Education; Rural Economic Development Board.
Interest Group Ratings 1998
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 57%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100%		 WI Federation of Teachers 30%
AFL-CIO 35%
Environmental Decade 50%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Ainsworth?
6/25/91 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Bert & Carol Huntington North Country Mobile Homes Shawano $1,450
Ron & Gary Sadoff Badger Liquor Fond du Lac $1,000
Doug Knope Knope Roofing & Furnace Co. Shawano $850
Jim & Elaine Bahr Bahr’s Tavern Bonduel $700
James Grunewald Grunewald Excavating & Logging Bonduel $500
Pat & Tim McGuire CEO Coast Distributors San Jose, CA $400

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