Updated: September 10, 1999
Rep. Jon Richards (D) MilwaukeeRep. Jon RichardsState Assembly District 19
1998 Election Notes and Background
1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Richards was first elected in 1998.

* He won a three way primary and faced Republican and Independent opposition in the general election.

 Richards Lamon
Raised
$28,621		 Spent
$28,609		 Raised
$9,326		 Spent
$5,544
Vote
69.9%		 $2.68/vote Vote
25.3%		 $1.44/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $0
From Self $4,838
Less than $100 $4695
$100 or more $13,150
PAC & Party $5,900
Other Income $38
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Richards
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Richards’ Committee Assignments
Lawyers & Lobbyists $5,850
Labor $3,300
Insurance $1,550
Banking & Finance $1,100
Education $1,100
Political/Ideological* $1,100

*Excludes party and legislative campaign committee contributions. The majority of the sum here came from individuals.

 1999/2000:Colleges & Universities; Conservation & Land Use; Criminal Justice; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program.

1997/98:N/A
Interest Group Ratings 1998
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. Richards?
5/20/98 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Jon Richards Adelman & Hynes Milwaukee $7,338
John Peterson & Martha Hemwall Robinson, Peterson et al/Lawrence University Appleton $600
Michele Adams Zeneca Inc. San Francisco, CA $500
Elizabeth Adelman Adelman & Hynes Mukwonago $500
Jeffrey Hynes Adelman & Hynes Muskego $500
Timothy Richards Network of City Business Journals San Francisco, CA $500
Iva Richards Planned Parenthood Waukesha $500
Dale Mathwich American Family Insurance Madison $500

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