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Table 1
Contributions from Special Interest Supporters* of Assembly Bills 277 & 278
1993-2004

Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Supporters
Committee to Elect a Republican Senate
R
S
$368,599.00
Republican Assembly Campaign Committee
R
A
$366,420.84
Jensen, Scott R
R
A98
$315,115.85
Harsdorf, Sheila
R
S10
$256,809.88
Leibham, Joseph
R
S09
$217,825.89
Gard, John
R
A89
$212,994.52
Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee
D
A
$209,827.00
Kapanke, Dan
R
S32
$200,576.50
Darling, Alberta
R
S08
$197,372.00
Lazich, Mary
R
S28
$180,730.00
State Senate Democratic Committee
D
S
$177,153.27
Stepp, Cathy
R
S21
$165,305.00
Zien, David
R
S23
$155,497.71
Kanavas, Theodore J
R
S33
$117,236.50
Brown, Ronald W
R
S31
$105,060.00
Schultz, Dale
R
S17
$100,775.66
Petrowski, Jerry
R
A86
$97,711.50
Fitzgerald, Scott
R
S13
$97,420.70
Huebsch, Michael
R
A94
$95,150.95
Hahn, Eugene
R
A47
$86,349.00
Breske, Roger
D
S12
$85,559.08
Grothman, Glenn
R
S20
$77,793.98
Stone, Jeff
R
A82
$77,270.00
Ellis, Michael
R
S19
$75,028.97
Kedzie, Neal
R
S11
$74,477.28
Gundrum, Mark
R
A84
$70,228.00
Gunderson, Scott
R
A83
$67,050.00
Montgomery, Phil
R
A04
$66,339.00
Freese, Stephen
R
A51
$65,707.00
Reynolds, Tom
R
S05
$62,509.00
Pettis, Mark
R
A28
$61,078.00
Van Roy, Karl
R
A90
$57,899.00
Williams, Mary
R
A87
$57,224.90
Plale, Jeffrey
D
S07
$56,452.24
Rhoades, Kitty
R
A30
$55,600.00
Towns, Debi
R
A43
$54,963.49
Wirch, Robert
D
S22
$54,217.50
Krawczyk, Judy
R
A88
$54,000.00
Lasee, Frank
R
A02
$52,838.00
Roessler, Carol
R
S18
$50,493.00
Kreibich, Robin
R
A93
$49,449.00
Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Supporters
Lassa, Julie
D
S24
$48,179.20
Kreuser, James
D
A64
$47,289.00
Moulton, Terry
R
A68
$45,162.50
Decker, Russ
D
S29
$44,570.00
Townsend, John
R
A52
$44,375.00
Suder, Scott
R
A69
$44,097.00
McCormick, Terri
R
A56
$43,998.00
Albers, Sheryl
R
A50
$43,738.00
Wieckert, Steve
R
A57
$41,566.00
Vrakas, Daniel
R
A33
$41,510.00
Wood, Jeffrey S
R
A67
$41,415.00
Hundertmark, Jean
R
A40
$41,400.00
Davis, Brett H
R
A80
$38,217.06
Kaufert, Dean
R
A55
$38,074.29
Friske, Donald
R
A35
$37,014.61
Erpenbach, Jon
D
S27
$36,008.24
Lasee, Alan
R
S01
$35,050.00
Underheim, Gregg
R
A54
$34,345.49
Bies, Garey D
R
A01
$34,140.00
Nerison, Lee A
R
A96
$34,091.00
Meyer, Dan
R
A34
$33,147.00
Hansen, Dave
D
S30
$32,637.90
Lamb, Andy
R
A29
$30,747.00
Musser, Terry
R
A92
$30,233.00
Honadel, Mark
R
A21
$29,960.00
Robson, Judith
D
S15
$28,048.00
Fitzgerald, Jeff
R
A39
$26,274.50
Kestell, Steve
R
A27
$26,200.00
Hines, JA
R
A42
$25,952.20
Ward, David
R
A37
$25,940.00
Loeffelholz, Gabe
R
A49
$25,653.00
Ott, Alvin
R
A03
$25,583.00
Mursau, Jeffrey L
R
A36
$25,403.50
Olsen, Luther
R
S14
$24,688.60
Owens, Carol
R
A53
$24,558.00
Vukmir, Leah
R
A14
$24,271.00
Nass, Stephen L
R
A31
$24,148.00
Kerkman, Samantha
R
A66
$22,542.00
Ainsworth, John
R
A06
$21,313.00
Vruwink, Amy Sue
D
A70
$20,967.73
Nischke, Ann M
R
A97
$20,750.00
Vos, Robin
R
A63
$18,621.00
Travis, David
D
A81
$17,145.00
Gronemus, Barbara
D
A91
$16,549.00
Cullen, David
D
A13
$16,420.00
Cowles, Robert
R
S02
$16,290.00
Kleefisch, Joel
R
A38
$14,893.76
Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Supporters
Steinbrink, John
D
A65
$14,850.50
Lothian, Thomas A
R
A32
$14,398.15
Schneider, Marlin
D
A72
$13,973.00
Wasserman, Sheldon
D
A22
$13,849.00
Coggs, G Spencer
D
S06
$13,200.00
Gielow, Curtis C
R
A23
$12,811.05
Miller, Mark
D
S16
$12,288.67
Taylor, Lena C
D
S04
$12,010.00
Colon, Pedro
D
A08
$11,459.00
Staskunas, Tony
D
A15
$10,962.23
Jauch, Robert
D
S25
$10,800.00
Richards, Jon
D
A19
$9,700.00
Jeskewitz, Suzanne
R
A24
$9,395.00
Shilling, Jennifer
D
A95
$9,213.00
Gottlieb, Mark
R
A60
$8,975.00
Risser, Fred
D
S26
$8,625.00
Carpenter, Tim
D
S03
$7,717.00
Nelson, Thomas
D
A05
$7,315.00
Sherman, Gary
D
A74
$7,115.00
Hubler, Mary
D
A75
$6,945.00
Zepnick, Josh
D
A09
$6,847.00
Sheridan, Michael
D
A44
$6,732.50
Pope-Roberts, Sondy
D
A79
$6,557.00
Strachota, Pat
R
A58
$6,359.50
Young, Leon
D
A16
$5,477.00
Turner, Robert
D
A61
$5,100.00
Pocan, Mark
D
A78
$4,825.00
LeMahieu, Daniel R
R
A59
$4,185.75
Black, Spencer
D
A77
$3,650.00
Van Akkeren, Terry
D
A26
$3,445.00
Molepske, Louis John Jr
D
A71
$3,300.00
Boyle, Frank
D
A73
$2,690.00
Hebl, Gary
D
A46
$2,630.00
Ballweg, Joan
R
A41
$2,400.00
Seidel, Donna J
D
A85
$2,275.00
Sinicki, Christine
D
A20
$2,150.00
Williams, Annette Polly
D
A10
$2,080.00
Fields, Jason M
D
A11
$1,950.00
Parisi, Joseph T
D
A48
$1,925.00
Toles, Barbara L
D
A17
$1,835.00
Ziegelbauer, Bob
D
A25
$1,600.00
Krusick, Peggy
D
A07
$1,535.00
Berceau, Terese
D
A76
$1,350.00
Lehman, John
D
A62
$932.50
Pridemore, Don
R
A99
$760.00
Kessler, Frederick P
D
A12
$700.00
Benedict, Chuck
D
A45
$600.00
Grigsby, Tamara D
D
A18
$375.00
TOTAL
$6,813,153.64
 
Governor Jim Doyle
D
G
$2,021,050.24
 
GRAND TOTAL
$8,834,203.88

*Agriculture, construction, business, manufacturers, road builders, transportation, utilities, paper companies and SBC, according to State Ethics Board records.

Table 2
Contributions form Special Interest Opponents** of Assembly Bills 277 & 278
1993-2004

Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Opponents
Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee
D
A
$119,105.00
State Senate Democratic Committee
D
S
$55,284.28
Cullen, David
D
A13
$53,715.00
Darling, Alberta
R
S08
$53,105.00
Jensen, Scott R
R
A98
$40,530.00
Hansen, Dave
D
S30
$31,169.32
Wirch, Robert
D
S22
$21,765.09
Colon, Pedro
D
A08
$21,110.00
Kanavas, Theodore J
R
S33
$20,741.00
Gard, John
R
A89
$20,400.00
Committee to Elect a Republican Senate
R
S
$19,629.00
Lazich, Mary
R
S28
$18,625.00
Harsdorf, Sheila
R
S10
$18,220.00
Richards, Jon
D
A19
$17,675.00
Republican Assembly Campaign Committee
R
A
$17,468.50
Stepp, Cathy
R
S21
$16,946.96
Wasserman, Sheldon
D
A22
$16,550.00
Sherman, Gary
D
A74
$15,255.00
Kapanke, Dan
R
S32
$15,205.00
Miller, Mark
D
S16
$14,361.89
Erpenbach, Jon
D
S27
$12,986.38
Zien, David
R
S23
$12,062.00
Gundrum, Mark
R
A84
$11,290.00
Petrowski, Jerry
R
A86
$11,171.00
Kreuser, James
D
A64
$11,063.00
Taylor, Lena C
D
S04
$10,750.00
Travis, David
D
A81
$10,575.00
Ellis, Michael
R
S19
$10,515.00
Leibham, Joseph
R
S09
$9,942.00
Decker, Russ
D
S29
$9,225.00
Kedzie, Neal
R
S11
$8,475.00
Robson, Judith
D
S15
$8,400.00
Stone, Jeff
R
A82
$8,300.00
Breske, Roger
D
S12
$7,795.00
Brown, Ronald W
R
S31
$7,205.00
Nelson, Thomas
D
A05
$6,441.00
Towns, Debi
R
A43
$6,370.44
Plale, Jeffrey
D
S07
$6,285.00
Lassa, Julie
D
S24
$6,100.00
Pope-Roberts, Sondy
D
A79
$5,864.00
Coggs, G Spencer
D
S06
$5,635.00
Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Opponents
Jauch, Robert
D
S25
$5,380.00
Fitzgerald, Scott
R
S13
$5,270.00
Underheim, Gregg
R
A54
$5,050.00
Shilling, Jennifer
D
A95
$4,941.66
Carpenter, Tim
D
S03
$4,620.00
Williams, Mary
R
A87
$4,538.54
Roessler, Carol
R
S18
$4,505.00
Huebsch, Michael
R
A94
$4,416.50
Parisi, Joseph T
D
A48
$4,304.50
Grothman, Glenn
R
S20
$4,250.00
Gielow, Curtis C
R
A23
$4,030.21
McCormick, Terri
R
A56
$4,025.00
Gottlieb, Mark
R
A60
$3,750.00
Meyer, Dan
R
A34
$3,678.00
Van Roy, Karl
R
A90
$3,666.48
Wood, Jeffrey S
R
A67
$3,572.59
Seidel, Donna J
D
A85
$3,475.00
Turner, Robert
D
A61
$3,439.00
Lasee, Frank
R
A02
$3,375.00
Pocan, Mark
D
A78
$3,350.00
Townsend, John
R
A52
$3,250.00
Gunderson, Scott
R
A83
$3,250.00
Schultz, Dale
R
S17
$3,175.00
Vukmir, Leah
R
A14
$3,075.00
Davis, Brett H
R
A80
$3,000.00
Risser, Fred
D
S26
$2,960.00
Steinbrink, John
D
A65
$2,949.00
Hundertmark, Jean
R
A40
$2,930.00
Bies, Garey D
R
A01
$2,925.00
Wieckert, Steve
R
A57
$2,910.00
Boyle, Frank
D
A73
$2,900.00
Moulton, Terry
R
A68
$2,850.00
Montgomery, Phil
R
A04
$2,634.00
Staskunas, Tony
D
A15
$2,564.00
Honadel, Mark
R
A21
$2,450.00
Schneider, Marlin
D
A72
$2,365.00
Reynolds, Tom
R
S05
$2,336.00
Molepske, Louis John Jr
D
A71
$2,299.00
Hahn, Eugene
R
A47
$2,205.00
Albers, Sheryl
R
A50
$2,200.00
Vruwink, Amy Sue
D
A70
$2,175.00
Vos, Robin
R
A63
$2,125.00
Kessler, Frederick P
D
A12
$2,050.00
Rhoades, Kitty
R
A30
$2,035.00
Hebl, Gary
D
A46
$2,000.00
Kleefisch, Joel
R
A38
$1,955.00
Berceau, Terese
D
A76
$1,950.00
Legislator or Committee Party Office Total from Opponents
Jeskewitz, Suzanne
R
A24
$1,925.00
Young, Leon
D
A16
$1,925.00
Nerison, Lee A
R
A96
$1,890.00
Lothian, Thomas A
R
A32
$1,850.00
Vrakas, Daniel
R
A33
$1,600.00
Olsen, Luther
R
S14
$1,529.00
Krawczyk, Judy
R
A88
$1,375.00
Pettis, Mark
R
A28
$1,300.00
Nischke, Ann M
R
A97
$1,275.00
Van Akkeren, Terry
D
A26
$1,225.00
Friske, Donald
R
A35
$1,200.00
Grigsby, Tamara D
D
A18
$1,200.00
Hubler, Mary
D
A75
$1,175.00
Sheridan, Michael
D
A44
$1,100.00
Lamb, Andy
R
A29
$1,000.00
Kreibich, Robin
R
A93
$900.00
Black, Spencer
D
A77
$700.00
Kerkman, Samantha
R
A66
$700.00
Ziegelbauer, Bob
D
A25
$666.11
Freese, Stephen
R
A51
$650.00
Nass, Stephen L
R
A31
$650.00
Loeffelholz, Gabe
R
A49
$600.00
Gronemus, Barbara
D
A91
$500.00
Cowles, Robert
R
S02
$500.00
Kaufert, Dean
R
A55
$500.00
Kestell, Steve
R
A27
$450.00
Zepnick, Josh
D
A09
$450.00
Suder, Scott
R
A69
$400.00
Benedict, Chuck
D
A45
$400.00
Williams, Annette Polly
D
A10
$345.00
Lasee, Alan
R
S01
$300.00
Mursau, Jeffrey L
R
A36
$300.00
Ward, David
R
A37
$300.00
Fields, Jason M
D
A11
$300.00
Lehman, John
D
A62
$300.00
Strachota, Pat
R
A58
$250.00
LeMahieu, Daniel R
R
A59
$250.00
Toles, Barbara L
D
A17
$250.00
Ott, Alvin
R
A03
$225.00
Musser, Terry
R
A92
$200.00
Hines, JA
R
A42
$200.00
Ainsworth, John
R
A06
$200.00
Krusick, Peggy
D
A07
$175.00
Fitzgerald, Jeff
R
A39
$100.00
Sinicki, Christine
D
A20
$50.00
Owens, Carol
R
A53
$0.00
Ballweg, Joan
R
A41
$0.00
Pridemore, Don
R
A99
$0.00
TOTALS
$979,845.45
 
Governor Jim Doyle
D
G
$1,601,672.00
 
GRAND TOTAL
$2,581,517.45

**Lawyers, environmental groups, local governments and the AFL-CIO, according to State Ethics Board records.

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