Updated: October 7, 1999
Senator Mary Lazich (R) New BerlinSenator Mary LazichState Senate District 28
1998 Special Election Notes and Background
1998 Campaign Finance Summary*
* Sen. Lazich was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and to the Senate in a special election in April 1998.

* She won a two way primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election.

* Volunteers for Ag ($5,854), Building a Better Wisconsin ($2,927), the National Rifle Association ($2,728), Concerned Business & Industry ($2,927), Wisconsin Right to Life ($4,069), the Realtors PAC ($2,927) and John Burke ($10,000) backed Lazich through independent spending. Future Wisconsin ($176,608) backed Lazich’s opponent.

 Lazich Manthey
Raised
$311,135		 Spent
$314,164		 Raised
$171,997		 Spent
$171,954
Vote
58.2%		 $14.27/vote Vote
41.7%		 $10.91/vote
Independent backing: $31,432 Independent backing: $176,608

*Special election held on April 1998. Campaign period from January 1, 1997 through April 29, 1998.

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $7,124
From Self $11,506
Less than $100 $39,369
$100 or more $240,139
PAC & Party $19,800
Other Income $321
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Lazich
(1/1/95-12/31/98)
Lazich’s Committee Assignments
Manufacturing & Distributing $37,125
Banking & Finance $32,875
Construction $25,250
Miscellaneous Business $22,015
Transportation $17,125		 1999/2000: Audit; Education; Joint Audit; Council on Highway Safety; Women’s Council.

1997/98: JointAudit; Working Families (Vice-chair); Financial Institutions; Health; Labor & Employment.
Interest Group Ratings 1998
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 100%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100%		 WI Federation of Teachers 16%
AFL-CIO 29%
Environmental Decade 33%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Lazich?
8/1/92 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Mary Lazich Legislator New Berlin $11,506
Zignego Family Zignego Co. Hartford $6,900
Knox Family W. D. Hoard & Sons Fort Atkinson $3,600
Anthony W. & Andrea Bryant Century Fence Co. Waukesha $2,650
David & Lolita Kachel Wisconsin Dairy Supply Whitewater $2,350
Bryce & Ann Styza Harmony Homes Hartland $2,100
Uihlein Family U-Line Corp. Milwaukee $2,000
Donald & Carol Taylor Waukesha State Bank Waukesha $2,000

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