Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Senator Dale Schultz (R) Richland CenterSenator Dale SchultzState Senate District 17

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Sen. Schultz was first elected to the Assembly in 1982 and the Senate in 1991.

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

Schultz McGhee
Raised
$104,496
Spent
$72,774
Raised
$17,952
Spent
$15,420
Vote: 70.5% $2.34/vote Vote: 29.5% $1.18/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/95 $15,533
From Self $0
Less than $100 $31,315
$100 or more $55,368
PAC & Party $15,578
Other Income $2,235
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Schultz
(1/1/95-12/31/98)
Schultz's Committee Assignments


Health Professionals $12,435
Construction $10,096
Banking & Finance $5,803
Business $5,025
Insurance $4,790
1999/2000: Agriculture, Environmental Resources & Campaign Finance Reform; Insurance, Tourism, Transportation & Corrections; State Capitol & Executive Residence Board; World Dairy Center Authority.

1997/98:JointReview of Administrative Rules; Joint Audit; Insurance, Tourism & Rural Affairs; Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission; Mississippi River Parkway Commission; World Dairy Center Authority.

Interest Group Ratings
WI Right to Life 95%
WI Pro-Life 100%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 78%
WI Federation of Teachers 48%
AFL-CIO 33%
Environmental Decade 56%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Schultz?
1/1/89 - 12/31/98

Contributor Business Residence Amount
Kraemer Family Kraemer Brothers Plain $9,100
Kraemer Family Edward Kraemer & Sons Plain $3,720
Patrick J. & Patricia Collins Collins Drug Store Reedsburg $3,230
Eric B. & Irene Rapp Cardinal IG Spring Green $2,250
George B. & Stephanie Smith S&S Cycle Inc. Richland Center $2,200
Donald & Geraldine Hedberg Lab Safety Supply Janesville $2,000
Terry & Mary Kohler Windway Capital Sheboygan $2,000
Dale W. & Rachel Schultz Legislator/Richland Center School District Richland Center $2,000