Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Senator Michael Ellis (R) NeenahSenator Michael EllisState 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?

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

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