Updated: August 8, 2007 Rep. Steve Hilgenberg (D) Dodgeville /profile2006/asm51.jpg) Assembly District 51 2006 Election Notes and Background Rep. Hilgenberg was first elected in 2006. He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Republican incumbent in the general election. Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI ($137) made independent expenditures favoring Rep. Hilgenberg. Volunteers for Agriculture ($2,587), WI Hospitals ($247) and WI Right to Life ($131) made independent expenditures in favor of his opponent. | 2006 Campaign Finance Summary | Hilgenberg
Raised: $60,086 - Spent: $57,238
Vote: 53.3% - Cost/Vote: $5.12
Independent Backing: $137 | Freese
Raised: $89,163 - Spent: $83,472
Vote: 46.7% - Cost/Vote: $8.52
Independent Backing: $2,965 | Hilgenberg’s Committee Assignments 2007-2008: Insurance; Rural Economic Development; Small Business. 2005-2006: Not yet elected. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2006/piecharts/pro06-104438.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $0 | | Self | $753 | | Under $100 | $14,211 | | $100 or more | $35,784 | | PACs & Parties | $2,565 | | Other Income | $0 | | WECF** | $6,773 | | **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 | | $21,822 (61.0%) | $13,962 (39.0%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/05-12/31/06 | Interest | Amount | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $9,483.40 | | Unknown | $5,950.00 | | Health Professionals | $4,225.00 | | Political/Ideological | $2,865.40 | | Business | $2,375.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $1,900.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $1,875.00 | | Agriculture | $1,695.00 | | Construction | $1,625.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $1,225.00 | | Banking & Finance | $1,100.00 | | Real Estate | $800.00 | | Education | $766.15 | | Labor Unions | $550.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $506.19 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $358.28 | | Health Services/Institutions | $300.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2005-2006 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Glass, Bradley & Barbara | Spring Green, WI | Bradley M Glass Attorney at Law | $1,000 | | Herr, Mark & Molly | Eau Claire, WI | Luther Midelfort Clinic/Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | | Patenaude, Daniel & Jeanne | Dodgeville, WI | Grass Dairy Inc | $895 | | Hilgenberg, Steve | Dodgeville, WI | Inkwell Printers/Candidate | $753 | | McNab, Jim & Christie | Darlington, WI | Retired | $750 | | Mayo, George & John | Sun Prairie, WI | Service Specialists Inc | $700 | | Geer, Boyd & Marcia | Dodgeville, WI | Retired | $650 | | Hilgenberg, Bob & Sharon | Everett, WA | Retired | $620 | | Saucerman, Michael & Taemie | Arena, WI | Land’s End/IBEW (Electrical Workers) | $600 | | Steudel, Charles & Sue | Mineral Point, WI | Bloomfield Manor | $600 |
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