Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Rep. Kitty Rhoades (R) Hudson Rep. Kitty RhoadesState Assembly District 30

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

* She won a two way primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election.

* Wisconsin Right to Life ($1,301) backed Rhoades through independent spending. Vote November 3rd ($3,329), and Mary Lynne Felderman-Baldwin ($433) backed her opponent.

Rhoades Johnson
Raised
$67,140
Spent
$64,813
Raised
$39,250
Spent
$39,092
Vote
57.3%
$6.86/vote Vote
42.7%
$5.56/vote
Independent backing: $1,301 Independent backing: $3,762

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $0
From Self $451
Less than $100 $18,148
$100 or more $34,358
PAC & Party $14,153
Other Income $30
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Rhoades
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Rhoades' Committee Assignments
Retired & Non-income Earners $5,493
Health Professionals $4,099
Business $4,050
Construction $3,960
Banking & Finance $3,925
1999/2000: Colleges & Universities (Vice-chair); Conservation & Land Use; Education; Financial Institutions; Rural Affairs and Forestry.

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. Rhoades?
1/1/97 - 12/31/98

Contributor BusinessResidence Amount
Grant & Carol Nelson Retired Hudson $1,998
Michael & Mary Richie Faribault Clinic Faribault $1,499
Terry & Mary Kohler Windway Capital Sheboygan $1,000
Anthony & Karen Richie Aspen Medical St. Paul, MN $1,000
Joseph Wieser Wieser Concrete Co. Maiden Rock $1,000
Frank & Kitty Rhoades Advanced Filtration/Legislator Hudson $951