Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Senator Russell Decker (D) SchofieldSenator Russell DeckerState Senate District 29

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Sen. Decker was first elected in 1990.

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

Decker Krcma
Raised
$75,504
Spent
$75,357
Raised
$54,240
Spent
$54,069
Vote
62.4%
$2.32/vote Vote
37.6%
$2.76/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/95 $8,336
From Self $0
Less than $100 $27,487
$100 or more $25,100
PAC & Party $8,659
Other Income $4,733
WECF* $9,525
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Decker
(1/1/95-12/31/98)
Decker's Committee Assignments
Health Professionals $7,120
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $3,095
Labor $2,880
Manufacturing & Distributing $2,475
Construction$1,915
1999/2000: Finance; Labor; Joint Finance; Rural Economic Board; Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions (Chair).

1997/98:JointFinance (Vice-chair); Labor, Transportation & Financial Institutions; Utility Regulation; Rural Economic Development Board; Transporation Projects Commission; Council on Child Labor.

Interest Group Ratings 1998
WI Right to Life 37%
WI Pro-Life 20%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 33%
WI Federation of Teachers 94%
AFL-CIO 97%
Environmental Decade 100%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Decker?
1/1/90 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Charles Chvala & Barbara Worcester Legislator/Legislative Aide Madison $2,735
Arnold & Edna Mae Decker Salesman Sam Athens $1,300
Russell & Kathleen Decker Legislator/Building Trades Union Schofield $1,078
Dennis Brown Delta Dental Stevens Point $1,000