Updated: July 14, 2003 Senator Russell S. Decker (D) Weston /profile2002/decker03.jpg) Senate District 29 2002 Election Notes and Background | 2002 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Senator Decker was first elected in 1990. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. * WI Nurses PAC ($117) made independent expenditures benefiting Decker. WI Right to Life PAC ($257) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. | Decker | Edming | Raised
$126,914 | Spent
$77,092 | Raised
$15,555 | Spent
$15,283 | | Vote: 68.1% | $1.99/vote | Vote: 31.9% | $.84/vote | Independent backing:
$117 | Independent backing:
$257 | Decker’s Committee Assignments | | 2003-2004: Finance; Joint Finance; Joint Legislative Council; Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs; Rural Economic Development Board; Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions. 2001-2002: Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions (Co-Chair); Joint Finance; Finance; Labor and Agriculture; Rural Economic Development Board. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2002/pro02decker1.gif) | | Cash-on-hand 1/1/99 | $8,483 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $34,028 | | $100 or more | $73,271 | | PACS & Parties | $2,850 | | Other Income | $4,833 | | WECF* | $11,932 | | *voluntary spending limit system. | | | | /profile2002/pro02decker2.gif) | /profile2002/pro02decker3.gif)
*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions. Who are the top contributors to Senator Decker?
1/1/93 - 12/31/02 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Chvala, Charles & Barbara Worcester | Madison, WI | Legislator/Legislative aide | $3,235.00 | | Wedell, Henri & Marsha | Memphis, TN | Corrections Corp of America | $1,800.00 | | Mathy, Steven & Scott | La Crosse, WI | Mathy Construction | $1,700.00 | | Baer, Gerald & Helene | Schofield, WI | Baers Beverages of Central Wisconsin Inc | $1,500.00 | | Decker, Arnold & Edna Mae | Athens, WI | Salesman Sam | $1,487.00 | | Brickner Family | Marathon, WI | Brickner Motors | $1,300.00 | | Gebhard, John & Trudy | Hartland, WI | Lake County Racquet & Athletic Club | $1,100.00 | | Grischke, Alan & Christine Bremer | Wausau, WI | Grischke & Bremer | $1,100.00 | | Peterson Family | Medford, WI | James Peterson & Sons | $1,100.00 | | Sonnentag, John & Carolyn | Mt Dora, FL | County Concrete | $1,100.00 | 
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