Updated:
January 17, 2000
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Senator Jim Baumgart (D)
Sheboygan
State Senate District 9
| 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
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| * Sen. Baumgart was first elected to the Assembly
in 1990 and the Senate in 1998.
* He won a two way primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election * WI Education Association Council ($206,246), Independent Citizens for Democracy ($33,600), Volunteers for Ag ($3,161), Wisconsin Right to Life ($1,750) and the Sierra Club ($700) supported Sen. Baumgart through independent spending. The Teddy Roosevelt Fund ($19,914) and Wisconsin Right to Life backed his opponent. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce ($101,305)* also ran "issue ads" opposing Baumgart, but refuses to disclose how much it spent on them. |
Baumgart | Nus | ||
| Raised $44, 649 |
Spent $42,743 |
Raised $149,018 |
Spent $146,999 |
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| Vote: 52.7% | $1.52/vote | Vote: 47.3% | $5.83/ Vote | |
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Independent backing $245,457 |
Independent backing $123,444 |
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*Approximation from Mayer, Kenneth, "Issue Advocacy in Wisconsin: Analysis of the 1998 Elections and a Proposal for Enhanced Disclosure;" September 1999.
Where Did the Money Come From?
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| Top identifiable interests contributing to Baumgart (1/1/95-12/31/98) | Baumgart's Committee Assignments | |
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| Lawyers & Lobbyists $950
Civil servants $600 Energy $600 Retired & Homemakers $550 Insurance $500 |
1999/2000: Labor (Chair); Agriculture, Environmental
Resources & Campaign Finance Reform; Education; Insurance, Tourism,
Transportation & Corrections.
1997/98:Environment;Labor & Employment; Natural Resources; Tourism & Recreation. |
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| Interest Group Ratings 1998 | ||
| WI Right to Life100% WI Pro-Life 57% WI Manufactures & Commerce56% |
WI Federation of Teachers 96%
AFL-CIO 100% Environmental Decade 93% |
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Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Baumgart?
1/1/93 - 12/31/98
| Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount |
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| James Baumgart | Legislator | Sheboygan | $17,835 |
| Dewane Family | Dewane, Dewane, et al | Manitowoc | $950 |
| Roman Baumgart | Wisconsin Electric | Kenosha | $600 |
| John Holden | Heritage Mutual | Sheboygan | $500 |