Updated: July 14, 2003 Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts (D) Verona /profile2002/poperoberts.jpg) Assembly District 79 2002 Election Notes and Background | 2002 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Pope-Roberts was first elected in 2002. * She was unopposed in the primary and faced a Republican incumbent in the general election. * Citizens for Clean & Responsible Government ($35,365), Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI ($1,351), Sierra Club of Wisconsin ($1,502), WI League of Conservation Voters ($1,806), and WI Nurses PAC ($113) made independent expenditures benefiting Pope-Roberts. Healthy Wisconsin ($1,407), Realtors PAC ($8,189), Volunteers for Agriculture ($713), and WI Builders ($1,670) made independent expenditures favoring her opponent. *In the beginning of the year the Metro Milwaukee Assn of Commerce spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" favorable to her Pope-Roberts’ opponent. | Pope-Roberts | Skindrud | Raised $60,768 | Spent $57,492 | Raised $134,022 | Spent $128,520 | | Vote: 53.1% | $4.67/vote | Vote: 46.9% | $11.83/vote | Independent backing: $40,137 | Independent backing: $11,980 | Pope-Roberts’ Committee Assignments | | 2003-2004: Aging and Long-Term Care; Education; Rural Affairs; Small Business. 2001-2002: Not yet elected. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2002/pro02poperoberts1.gif) | | Cash-on-hand 1/1/01 | $408 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $22,065 | | $100 or more | $26,918 | | PACS & Parties | $5,709 | | Other Income | $42 | | WECF* | $6,034 | | *voluntary spending limit system. | | | | /profile2002/pro02poperoberts2.gif) | /profile2002/pro02poperoberts3.gif) *From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions. Who are the top contributors to Rep. Pope-Roberts? 1/1/00 - 12/31/02 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Pope-Roberts, Sondy | Verona, WI | Legislator | $2,350.00 | | Kane, Michael & Janet | Middleton, WI | University of Wisconsin | $1,766.00 | | Boley, Helen | Madison, WI | Retired | $1,000.00 | | Saucerman, Taemie | Arena, WI | Intl Brotherhood Electrical Workers | $1,000.00 | | Westman, Jack & Nancy | Madison, WI | University of Wisconsin | $900.00 | | Farley, Gene & Linda | Verona, WI | UW Medical School | $875.00 | | Fahl, Mary Ann | Madison, WI | Retired | $800.00 | | Miller, Mark | Monona, WI | Legislator | $800.00 | | Elwers, Kathryn | Madison, WI | Retired | $700.00 | | Harrop, Gary | Mazomanie, WI | People’s State Bank | $700.00 | | Jones, Margaret | Verona, WI | Retired | $700.00 |
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