Updated: January 17, 2000
Rep. Larry Balow (D) Eau ClaireRep. Larry BalowState Assembly District 68
1998 Election Notes and Background
1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Balow was first elected in 1998.

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

*Vote November 3rd ($4664) and Cecil Kippenhan ($217) backed Balow through independent spending. Volunteers for Agriculture ($617) and the National Rifle Association ($1,372) backed his opponent.

 Balow Schafer
Raised
$29,344		 Spent
$28,587		 Raised
$78,417		 Spent
$78,701
Vote
51.4%		 $3.48/vote Vote
48.6%		 $10.14/vote
Independent backing: $4881 Independent backing: $1,989

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $0
From Self $500
Less than $100 $6,914
$100 or more $10,315
PAC & Party $4,900
Other Income $0
WECF* $6,715
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Balow
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Balow’s Committee Assignments
Civil Servant/Public Employee $3,480
Labor Unions $2,150
Political/Ideological* $1,385
Lawyers & Lobbyists $1,150
Business $700

*Excludes political party and legislative campaign committee contributions. The sum shown here was provided by legislative aides and employees of the Assembly and Senate Democratic caucuses.

 1999/2000: Corrections and the Courts; Small Business and Economic Development; Transportation; Transportation Projects Commission.

1997/98:N/A
Interest Group Ratings 1998
WI Right to Life N/A
WI Pro-Life N/A
WI Manufacturers & Commerce N/A		 WI Federation of Teachers N/A AFL-CIO N/A
Environmental Decade N/A

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Balow?
1/1/98 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Larry & Nancy Balow Legislator Eau Claire $1,000
Joan Kessler Foley & Lardner Milwaukee $500
John Rosenberg Telecheck Wisconsin Milwaukee $500
Karen E. Keyes Fine Things Milwaukee $400
Jeff Plale Legislator Milwaukee $400
Shirley Krug Legislator Milwaukee $380

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