Updated: August 8, 2007 Rep. Dean Kaufert (R) Neenah /profile2006/asm55.jpg) Assembly District 55 2006 Election Notes and Background Rep. Kaufert was first elected in 1990. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general electoin. | 2006 Campaign Finance Summary | Kaufert
Raised: $57,309- Spent: $33,944
Vote: 52.0% - Cost/Vote: $3.27
Independent Backing: $0 | Westphal
Raised: $19,864 - Spent: $20,744
Vote: 47.9% - Cost/Vote: $2.16
Independent Backing: $0 | Kaufert’s Committee Assignments 2007-2008: Tourism, Recreation and State Properties (Chair); Corrections and Courts; Financial Insitutions; Joint Legislative Council; Special Committee on Municipal Annexation; Special Committee on Review of Crimes Against Children; Special Committee on Uniform Debt Management Services. 2005-2006: Audit; Joint Audit; Employment Relations; Joint Employment Relations; Finance (Chair); Joint Finance (Co-Chair). | Where did the money come from?* /profile2006/piecharts/pro06-102571.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $69,207 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $6,830 | | $100 or more | $40,415 | | PACs & Parties | $7,650 | | Other Income | $2,414 | | WECF** | $0 | | **voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/05-12/31/06 | In-District | Out-District | | $6,850 (17.1%) | $33,265 (82.9%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/05-12/31/06 | Interest | Amount | | Health Professionals | $8,600.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $5,450.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $5,200.00 | | Banking & Finance | $4,225.00 | | Business | $4,125.00 | | Natural Resources | $2,950.00 | | Labor Unions | $2,000.00 | | Transportation | $1,925.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,800.00 | | Road Construction | $1,750.00 | | Construction | $1,500.00 | | Real Estate | $1,450.00 | | Unknown | $1,400.00 | | Education | $1,300.00 | | Insurance | $1,240.00 | | Agriculture | $800.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $700.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $500.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $400.00 | | Energy | $250.00 | | Political/Ideological | $200.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1993-2006 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Scherer, Thomas & Cynthia | Oshkosh, WI | Scherer Chiropractic Clinic | $2,375 | | Davis, David & Jared | Cincinnati, OH | Check N Go | $1,500 | | Gerrard, M William | La Crosse, WI | Gerrard Ventures | $1,500 | | Gavronski, Michael G | Appleton, WI | Tri-County Distributors | $1,200 | | Zaug, Allan & Cheryl Zaug-Casey | Greenville, WI | Zaug’s Vending & Food/Fox Valley Humane Association | $1,175 | | Hanson, Thomas | Monona, WI | Hanson Service Corp | $1,100 | | Dean, James & Bobby | Oneida, WI | Dean Distributing Inc | $1,000 | | Fabick, Jere | Oconomowoc, WI | Fabco Equipment Inc | $1,000 | | Sadoff, Gary & Ronald | Fond du Lac, WI | Badger Liquor | $1,000 | | Sonnenburg, Robert | Tomah, WI | Sonnenburg Funeral Home | $1,000 |
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