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Senator Rodney Moen (D) Whitehall Senator Rodney MoenState Senate District 31

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Sen Moen was first elected in 1982.

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

* Volunteers for Ag ($2,700) backed Sen. Moen through independent spending. Wisconsin Right To Life ($258) backed Moen's opponent.

Moen Klinker
Raised
$83,636
Spent
$48,254
Raised
$17,229
Spent
$17,098
Vote: 68.0% $1.39/vote Vote: 32.0% $1.05/vote
Independent backing: $2,700 Independent backing: $258

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/95 $2,883
From Self $0
Less than $100 $27,037
$100 or more $40,824
PAC & Party $14,480
Other Income $250
WECF* $1,045
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Moen
(1/1/95-12/31/98)
Moen's Committee Assignments


Health professionals $13,085
Energy $4,272
Heath Services & Institutions $4,250
Banking & Finance $3,867
Lawyers & Lobbyists $3,400
1999/2000: Health, Utilities, Veterans & Military Affairs (Chair); Senate Organization; Joint Legislative Organization.

1997/98:Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans & Military Affairs; Utility Regulation; Joint Legislative Organization; Senate Organization; State of Wisconsin Building Commission; Joint Legislative Council; Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission.

Interest Group Ratings
WI Right to Life 65%
WI Pro-Life 14%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 33%
WI Federation of Teachers 94%
AFL-CIO 93%
Environmental Decade 89%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Moen?
1/1/89 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Hoffman Family Hoffman Construction Black River Falls $3,900
Thomas & Lois Hanson Hanson Service Corp. Beaver Dam $1,650
Lunda Family Lunda Construction Black River Falls $1,625
Mark & Jean Schroeder Western Wisconsin Communications Co-op Galesville $1,625
Ronald & Joyce Wanek Ashley Furniture Arcadia $1,500
Potter Family Cutler Cranberry Camp Douglas $1,300
Rodney & Jean Moen Legislator/Trempealeau County Health Center Whitehall $1,258
Claire & Marie Johnson Group Health Cooperative Cumberland $1,250
Robert Habush Habush, Habush, Davis & Rottier Milwaukee $1,100
M. William Gerrard Gerrard Ventures La Crosse $1,000
Frank & Molly Humphrey Frank & Molly Ocean Side, CA $1,000
John Peterson Robinson, Peterson, et al Appleton $1,000