Updated: August 8, 2007 Rep. Steve Wieckert (R) Appleton /profile2006/asm57.jpg) Assembly District 57 2006 Election Notes and Background Rep. Wieckert was first elected in 1996. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. WI Hospitals ($772) and WI Right to Life ($131) made independent expenditures favoring Rep. Wieckert. Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI ($137) and WI Sierra Club Education Committee ($3,732) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. | 2006 Campaign Finance Summary | Wieckert
Raised: $54,136 - Spent: $93,886
Vote: 53.2% - Cost/Vote: $7.99
Independent Backing: $903 | Bernard Schaber
Raised: $48,976 - Spent: $46,966
Vote: 46.7% - Cost/Vote: $4.55
Independent Backing: $3,869 | Wieckert’s Committee Assignments 2007-2008: Labor and Industry; Financial Institutions; Health and Healthcare Reform; Housing (Chair); Legislative Council (Co-chair); Special Committee on Uniform Debt Management Services (Chair). 2005-2006: Financial Institutions; Health; Housing (Chair); Insurance (Vice-Chair); Labor. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2006/piecharts/pro06-103353.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $58,906 | | Self | $2,319 | | Under $100 | $10,785 | | $100 or more | $29,425 | | PACs & Parties | $8,625 | | Other Income | $2,982 | | 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 | | $7,515 (25.5%) | $21,910 (74.5%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/05-12/31/06 | Interest | Amount | | Health Professionals | $6,400.00 | | Banking & Finance | $4,050.00 | | Real Estate | $3,400.00 | | Construction | $2,815.00 | | Insurance | $2,610.00 | | Unknown | $2,400.00 | | Natural Resources | $2,150.00 | | Business | $2,125.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $1,850.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,750.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $1,738.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $1,200.00 | | Transportation | $1,200.00 | | Energy | $1,000.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $800.00 | | Political/Ideological | $700.00 | | Agriculture | $500.00 | | Education | $400.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $300.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $250.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1995-2006 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Wieckert, Steve | Appleton, WI | Legislator | $30,859 | | Wieckert, Carlton & Betty | Menasha, WI | Wieckert Real Estate | $6,000 | | Michiels-Maples, Debra | Appleton, WI | Michiels Dining | $1,725 | | Wieckert, Anita | Appleton, WI | Retired | $1,700 | | Kolosso Family | Appleton, WI | Kolosso Toyota | $1,500 | | Mills, Stewart Jr & Sandra | Menasha, WI | Mills Fleet Farm | $1,450 | | Crowley, Geoffrey & Linda | Appleton, WI | Air Wisconsin | $1,350 | | Ellefson Peil, Judy | Hortonville, WI | Family & Sports Chiropractic/Ellefson Chiropractic | $1,305 | | Gavronski, Michael | Appleton, WI | Tri-County Distributors | $1,300 | | Wieckert, Paula & Jeff | St Louis Park, MN | Methodist Hospital/Consultant | $1,300 |
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