Updated:
September 23, 2005
Elizabeth Burmaster 
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Madison Public School principal Elizabeth Burmaster first elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in April, 2001 and was reelected in April 2005. Burmaster faced three challengers in the February non-partisan primary and her general election opponent was Representative Gregg Underheim of Oshkosh, the incumbent for Assembly District 54. Human Rights League PAC ($1,185), MTI Voters ($1,913), TAA-PAC ($372) and WEAC PAC ($343,735) all made independent expenditures favoring Elizabeth Burmaster. |
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2005 Campaign Finance Summary
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| Interest Group Contributions from Individuals and Committees* 7/1/01-6/30/05 |
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| Interest | Amount |
| Labor Unions | $131,314 |
| Education | $27,696 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $18,571 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $17,596 |
| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $17,595 |
| Unknown | $12,678 |
| Health Professionals | $8,337 |
| Political/Ideological | $7,465 |
| Business | $4,817 |
| Banking & Finance | $3,900 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $3,300 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $3,011 |
| Construction | $2,636 |
| Real Estate | $2,400 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $1,800 |
| Insurance | $1,630 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,500 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $1,250 |
| Natural Resources | $500 |
| Transportation | $350 |
| Energy | $300 |
| Road Construction | $100 |
*Individuals giving $100 or more and all PAC, party
and candidate committee contributions.
Self-contributions excluded.
*Beginning of first election cycle. She did not actually begin fundraising until 2000.