Updated: September 10, 1999 Rep. Tom Sykora (R) Chippewa Falls /profile1998/sykora.jpg) State Assembly District 67 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Sykora was first elected in 1996. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. *Volunteers for Agriculture ($2,172) supported Sykora through independent spending. Vote November 3rd ($3,185) and Cecil Kippenhan ($217) backed his opponent. | Sykora | Weinhold | Raised $145,592 | Spent $145,885 | Raised $24,342 | Spent $23,874 | Vote 58.7% | $14.85/vote | Vote 41.3% | $3.46/vote | | Independent backing: $2,172 | Independent backing: $3,402 | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1998/Pro98Sykora2.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/97 | $975 | | From Self | $100,500 | | Less than $100 | $10,577 | | $100 or more | $23,113 | | PAC & Party | $11,402 | | Other Income | $0 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | /profile1998/Pro98Sykora1.gif) Top identifiable interests contributing to Sykora (1/1/97-12/31/98) | Sykora’s Committee Assignments | Political/Ideological* $4,122 Banking and Finance $3,676 Construction $3,450 Health Professionals $2,990 Manufacturing & Distributing $2,100 *Excludes party and legislative campaign committee contributions. The sum shown here came from candidate committees. | 1999/2000: Agriculture; Housing (Chair); Veterans & Military Affairs; Ways & Means (Vice-chair). 1997/98:Aging & Long-Term Care; Agriculture (Vice-chair); Financial Institutions; Highways & Transportation; Small Business & Economic Development; Veterans & Military Affairs. | Interest Group Ratings 1998 | WI Right to Life 100% WI Pro-Life N/A WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100% | WI Federation of Teachers 44% AFL-CIO 0% Environmental Decade 50% | Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Sykora? 1/1/95 - 12/31/98 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Thomas Sykora | Legislator | Chippewa Falls | $130,520 | | Janice & Gerald Bleskacek | Contractor | Bloomer | $2,000 | | Mary Kohler | Windway Capital | Sheboygan | $935 | | John Sykora Jr. | Retired | Chetek | $650 | | David Oman | Retired | Eau Claire | $600 | | Mollie & Dan Stiehl | St. Joseph’s Hospital/Indianhead Insurance | Bloomer | $600 |
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