Updated: October 8, 1999 Senator Michael Ellis (R) Neenah /profile1998/ellis.JPG) State Senate District 19 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Sen. Ellis was first elected to the Assembly in 1970 and the Senate in 1982. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. | Ellis | Meyer | Raised
$127,137 | Spent
$54,902 | Raised
$17,048 | Spent
$17,048 | | Vote: 72.4% | $1.54/vote | Vote: 27.6% | $1.25/vote | | Independent backing: $0 | Independent backing: $0 | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1998/Pro98Ellis2.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/95 | $94,848 | | From Self | $0 | | Less than $100 | $24,495 | | $100 or more | $70,316 | | PAC & Party | $15,970 | | Other Income | $16,356 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | /profile1998/Pro98Ellis1.gif)
Top identifiable interests
contributing to Ellis
(1/1/95-12/31/98) | Ellis’ Committee Assignments | Health Professionals $13,816
Construction $10,150
Lawyers & Lobbyists $7,470
Banking & Finance $7,050
Natural Resources $6,300 | 1999/2000: Senate Organization; Disability Board; Joint Employmment Relations; Joint Legislative Council; Joint Legislative Organization. 1997/98:JointEmployment Relations; Joint Legislative Organization; Senate Organization; Disability Board; Joint Legislative Council. | Interest Group Ratings 1998 | WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 80%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 78% | WI Federation of Teachers 36%
AFL-CIO 46%
Environmental Decade 56% | Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Ellis?
1/1/89 - 12/31/98 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Mills Family | Mills Supply Company | Brainerd, MN | $4,200 | | Radtke Family | Bob Radtke Inc. | Winneconne | $3,350 | | Lloyd & Jane Pettit | PBC Productions | Milwaukee | $2,000 | | Connor Family | Nicolet Hardwoods | Laona | $1,750 | | Tom & Nancy Prosser | Robert W Baird & Co. | Neenah | $1,600 | | William & Cynthia Broydrick | Broydrick & Broydrick | Delafield | $1,500 | | Zaug Family | Zaug’s Vending & Food | Neenah | $1,450 | | Mowry & Mary Smith | Retired | Neenah | $1,400 | | Mike Gavronski | Tri-County Distributors | Appleton | $1,350 |
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