Updated: September 9, 1999
Rep. Mike Powers (R) Albany Rep. Mike PowersState Assembly District 80
1998 Election Notes and Background
1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Powers was first elected in 1994.

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

*Volunteers for Agriculture ($570) backed Powers through independent spending.

 Powers Bergum
Raised
$29,740		 Spent
$27,635		 Raised
$4,786		 Spent
$4,778
Vote
85.0%		 $2.24/vote Vote
15.0%		 $2.19/vote
Independent backing: $570 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $13,571
From Self $0
Less than $100 $13,787
$100 or more $9,852
PAC & Party $4,706
Other Income $1,395
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Powers
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Powers’ Committee Assignments
Health Professionals $2,400
Banking & Finance $1,600
Agriculture $1,552
Construction $1,250
Insurance $1,000		 1999/2000: Conservation & Land Use (Chair); Environment; Natural Resources; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program (Vice-chair); Utilities.

1997/98: Land Use (Chair); Managed Care (Vice-chair); Natural Resources (Vice-chair); Rural Affairs; Utilities Oversight; Ways & Means.
Interest Group Ratings 1998
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 71%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100%		 WI Federation of Teachers 35%
AFL-CIO 35%
Environmental Decade 36%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Powers?
1/1/93 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Gelatt Family Northern Engraving La Crosse $1,500
Terri & Donald Jones Star Cablevision Fond du Lac $1,000
Michael & Renee Powers Legislator Albany $837
Donald & Sue Feyrer Eaton Corp./Computer People Unlimited Mequon $792
Vance Miller State Farm Insurance Monroe $760
Larry & Kathy Stefanik Farmer Albany $750

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