Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Rep. Steve Nass (R) WhitewaterRep. Steve NassState Assembly District 31

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Nass was first elected in 1990.

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

*Vote November 3rd ($331) backed his opponent through independent spending.

Nass Wheeler
Raised
$28,339
Spent
$21,199
Raised
$9,120
Spent
$9,120
Vote
64.8%
$1.82/vote Vote
35.2%
$1.45/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $331

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $32,451
From Self $0
Less than $100 $8,891
$100 or more $7,515
PAC & Party $2,845
Other Income $3,300
WECF* $5,788
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Nass
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Nass' Committee Assignments
Banking & Finance $1,500
Real Estate $1,450
Agriculture $875
Manufacturing and Distributing $840
Business $700
1999/2000: Audit; Joint Audit; Education (Vice-chair); Education Reform (Chair); Government Operations; Labor and Employment.

1997/98: Criminal Justice & Corrections; Education (Vice-chair); Labor & Employment (Vice-chair); Mandates (Chair); Rural Affairs.

Interest Group Ratings
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 85%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 89%
WI Federation of Teachers 25%
AFL-CIO 28%
Environmental Decade 43%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Nass?
5/7/91 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Bill Wright Wright's Lawnview Mobile Home Park Whitewater $1,225
Lolita & David Kachel Wisconsin Dairy Supply Whitewater $1,050
JP & Mark Cullen J.P. Cullen & Sons Janesville $700
Robert Romey Retired Whitewater $520
William Barry Combined Technologies Brookfield $500
James Caldwell First Citizens Bank Whitewater $500
Howard Marklein Virchow, Krause & Co Whitewater $500