Updated: January 17, 2000 Senator David Zien (R) Eau Claire /profile1998/zien.jpg) State Senate District 23 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Sen. Zien was first elected to the Assembly in 1988 and the Senate in 1993. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election * Volunteers for Ag ($1,424) and the National Rifle Association ($5,411) backed Sen. Zien through independent spending. Independent Citizens for Democracy ($43,000) backed Zien’s opponent. | Zien | Gordon | Raised
$84,544 | Spent
$86,460 | Raised
$49,474 | Spent
$49,478 | | Vote: 61.0% | $2.92/vote | Vote: 39.0% | $2.61/vote | | Independent backing: $6,835 | Independent backing: $43,000 | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1998/Pro98Zien1.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/95 | $6,198 | | From Self | $0 | | Less than $100 | $23,890 | | $100 or more | $40,188 | | PAC & Party | $20,075 | | Other Income | $391 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | /profile1998/Pro98Zien2.gif)
Top identifiable interests
contributing to Zien
(1/1/95-12/31/98) | Zien’s Committee Assignments | Construction $6,050
Lawyers & Lobbyists $5,250
Banking & Finance $5,225
Manufacturing & Distributing $4,280
Business $3,958 | 1999/2000: Economic Development, Housing & Government Operations; Labor; Insurance, Tourism, Transportation & Corrections; Joint Legislative Council; Labor; Council on Tourism; Transportation Projects Commission. 1997/98:Agriculture & Environmental Resources; Labor, Transportation & Financial Institutions; Joint Legislative Council; Council on Tourism. | Interest Group Ratings 1998 | WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life 85%
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 100% | WI Federation of Teachers 31%
AFL-CIO 37%
Environmental Decade 44% | Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Zien?
1/1/89 - 12/31/98 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Terry & Mary Kohler | Windway Capital | Sheboygan | $4,990 | | Albert & Nancy Nicholas | Nicholas Company | Hartland | $3,490 | | Knox Family | W.D. Hoard & Sons | Fort Atkinson | $3,150 | | Arthur Smith | Smith Investment Co. | Milwaukee | $2,575 | | Menard Family | Menard’s Inc. | Eau Claire | $2,550 | | William & Suzanne Barry | Speed Systems | Brookfield | $2,500 | | Johnson Family | Johnson Wax | Racine | $2,450 | | Gelatt Family | Northern Engraving | La Crosse | $2,220 |
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