Updated: July 1, 2003 Senator David A. Zien (R) Wheaton /profile2002/zien03.jpg) Senate District 23 2002 Election Notes and Background | 2002 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Senator Zien was first elected to the Assembly in 1988 and to the Senate in an April 1993 special election. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. * Healthy Wisconsin ($1,244), Volunteers for Agriculture ($1,163), WI Builders ($170), and WI Right to Life PAC ($183) made independent expenditures benefiting Zien and Northwest United Educators ($192) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. *Independent Citizens for Democracy spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" attacking Zien. | Zien | Larson | Raised
$161,343 | Spent
$156,712 | Raised
$37,258 | Spent
$37,258 | | Vote: 63.3% | $4.67/vote | Vote: 36.7% | $1.92/vote | Independent backing:
$2,761 | Independent backing:
$192 | Zien’s Committee Assignments | | 2003-2004: Environment and Natural Resources; Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform; Judicial Council; Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy (Chair); Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs; Joint Legislative Organization; Senate Organization; Sentencing Commission; State-Tribal Relations; Council on Tourism. 2001-2002: Economic Development and Corrections; Universities, Housing and Government Operations; Joint Legislative Council; Council on Tourism; Rural Economic Development Board. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2002/pro02zien1.gif) | | Cash-on-hand 1/1/99 | $4,282 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $43,293 | | $100 or more | $97,432 | | PACS & Parties | $20,006 | | Other Income | $613 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system. | | | | /profile2002/pro02zien2.gif) | /profile2002/pro02zien3.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 Zien?
1/1/93 - 12/31/02 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Menard Family | Eau Claire, WI | Menards Inc | $4,000.00 | | Knox Family | Fort Atkinson, WI | WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers | $3,250.00 | | Kohler, Terry & Mary | Sheboygan, WI | Windway Capital/Vollrath Co | $3,000.00 | | Streckert, Thomas & Sondra | Abbotsford, WI | Creative Automation | $2,550.00 | | Barry, William & Suzanne | Brookfield, WI | Combined Technologies | $2,500.00 | | Johnson, Samuel & S Curtis III | Racine, WI | Johnson Wax | $2,450.00 | | Hupy, Michael | Milwaukee, WI | Hupy & Associates | $2,200.00 |
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