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Rep. Joseph Leibham (R) SheboyganRep. Joseph Leibham State Assembly District 26

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Leibham was first elected in 1998.

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

* Volunteers for Agriculture ($9,998), the National Rifle Association ($685) and Wisconsin Right to Life ($136) backed Leibham through independent spending. Vote November 3rd ($6,345) backed his opponent.

Leibham Lorenz
Raised
$52,297
Spent
$45,990
Raised
$25,484
Spent
$23,535
Vote
58.3%
$4.36/vote Vote
41.7%
$3.12/vote
Independent backing: $10,819 Independent backing: $6,345

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $0
From Self $0
Less than $100 $12,545
$100 or more $28,416
PAC & Party $11,319
Other Income $17
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Leibham
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Leibham's Committee Assignments
Political/Ideological* $7,782
Manufacturing & Distributing $6,298
Health Professionals $2,550
Construction $2,300
Banking and Finance $2,250

*Excludes party and legislative campaign committee contributions. Almost all of this sum came from candidate committees.

1999/2000: Census & Redistricting (Vice-chair); Small Business & Economic Development; State Affairs; Transportation; Utilities (Vice-chair).

1997/98:N/A

Interest Group Ratings
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. Leibham?
6/24/98 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Maloney Family Johnsonville Foods Sheboygan $1,500
Terry & Mary Kohler Windway Capital Sheboygan $1,000
Gentine Family Sargento Inc. Plymouth $950
Gutschow Family Larry's Distributing Sheboygan $573
Kenneth & Suzanne Leibham Retired Sheboygan $532