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Rep. Carol Owens (R) Oshkosh Rep. Carol OwensState Assembly District 53

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Owens was first elected in 1992.

* She won a two way primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Owens Unopposed
Raised
$16,941
Spent
$11,696
Raised
$0
Spent
$0
Vote
99.6%
$0.76/vote Vote
0.4%
$0/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $3,081
From Self $0
Less than $100 $4,839
$100 or more $6,552
PAC & Party $5,550
Other Income $0
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Owens
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Owens' Committee Assignments
Banking & Finance $2,100
Construction $1,800
Real Estate $1,602
Manufacturing & Distributing $1,250
Agriculture $1,000
1999/2000: Corrections & Courts; Criminal Justice; Family Law (Chair); Capitol & Executive Residence Board; Ways & Means; Health.

1997/98: Aging & Long-Term Care; Justice & Corrections; Housing (Chair); Land Use; Rural Affairs; State Affairs; Ways & Means; State Capitol & Executive Residence Board.

Interest Group Ratings
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 71%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100%
WI Federation of Teachers 25%
AFL-CIO 32%
Environmental Decade 50%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Owens?
10/23/92 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Carol Owens & Family Legislator/Farmer Oshkosh $1,235
Dale & Ruth Michaels Michels Pipeline Construction Brownsville $1,000
Robert & Thomas Radtke Bob Radtke Inc. Winneconne $575
Oliver Smith Menasha Corp. Menasha $400
Loren Swanson Dentist Oshkosh $350
John Vette SNC Manufacturing Oshkosh $350