Updated: January 17, 2000 Rep. Steve Kestell (R) Elkhart Lake /profile1998/kestell.JPG) State Assembly District 27 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Kestell was first elected in 1998. * He won a five way primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. * Volunteers for Agriculture ($1,448), the National Rifle Assocation ($946) and Wisconsin Right to Life ($136) backed Kestell through independent spending. Vote November 3rd ($4,661) backed Kestell’s opponent. | Kestell | DeCecco | Raise
$38,978 | Spent
$37,977 | Raised
$17,877 | Spent
$18,401 | Vote
57.3% | $3.65/vote | Vote
42.7% | $2.37/vote | | Independent backing: $2,530 | Independent backing: $4,661 | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1998/Pro98Kestell1.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/97 | $0 | | From Self | $850 | | Less than $100 | $5,384 | | $100 or more | $17,250 | | PAC & Party | $15,494 | | Other Income | $0 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | /profile1998/Pro98Kestell2.gif)
Top identifiable interests
contributing to Kestell (1/1/97-12/31/98) | Kestell’s Committee Assignments | Banking & Finance $4,825
Construction $3,050
Manufacturing & Distributing $2,975
Real Estate $1,475
Natural Resources $1,400 | 1999/2000: Agriculture; Children and Families; Education; Government Operations (Vice-chair); Transportation. 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. Kestell?
1/1/97-12/31/98 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Steven & Luanne Kestell | Legislator/Richardson Brothers Co. | Elkhart Lake | $1,550 | | Terry & Mary Kohler | Windway Capital | Sheboygan | $1,000 | | Anthony Bryant | Century Fence Co. | Waukesha | $750 |
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