Senator Jim Holperin (D) Conover /profile2008/faces/holperin.jpg) Senate District 12 2008 Election Notes and Background Senator Holperin was elected to the Assembly from 1982 through 1992 and was first elected to the Senate in 2008. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Advancing Wisconsin ($2,204), Keep Our North Strong ($65,255), Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters ($15,677) and Wisconsin Professional Police Assocation ($18,470) made independent expenditures favoring Senator Holperin. NRA Political Victory Fund ($1,865) and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($489) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. AFT-Wisconsin and Building a Stronger Wisconsin spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" supporting Senator Holperin. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Holperin
Raised: $327,573 - Spent: $319,742
Vote: 51.2% - Cost/Vote: $7.33
Independent Backing: $102,844 | Tiffany
Raised: $296,493 - Spent: $295,091
Vote: 48.7% - Cost/Vote: $7.11
Independent Backing: $2,354 | Holperin's Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Rural Issues, Biofuels and Information Technology; Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection; Transportation, Tourism, Forestry and Natural Resources (Chair); Administrative Rules (Co-Chair); Joint Review of Administrative Rules (Co-Chair). 2007-2008: Not yet elected. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-101410.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $0 | | Self | $300 | | Under $100 | $45,773 | | $100 or more | $258,480 | | PACs & Parties | $22,582 | | Other Income | $438 | | WECF** | $0 | | **voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/05-12/31/08 | In-District | Out-District | | $44,958 (17.4%) | $213,222 (82.6%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/05-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Road Construction | $28,550.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $25,996.51 | | Health Professionals | $24,515.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $20,165.00 | | Construction | $18,935.00 | | Banking & Finance | $18,211.15 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $16,959.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $15,757.50 | | Labor Unions | $12,758.50 | | Civil servant/public employee | $12,220.89 | | Business | $11,789.00 | | Political/Ideological | $11,423.61 | | Energy | $8,220.00 | | Real Estate | $6,995.00 | | Education | $6,896.08 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $6,205.00 | | Transportation | $5,035.91 | | Unknown | $4,800.00 | | Insurance | $4,420.00 | | Agriculture | $4,105.00 | | Natural Resources | $4,040.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $1,921.53 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $1,750.00 | | Defense | $575.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2005-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Bechthold Family | Delafield, WI | Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech | $8,000 | | Hoffman Family | Black River Falls, WI | Hoffman Construction | $3,000 | | Wolfberg Family | Winnetka, IL | Payday Loan Store | $3,000 | | Ahlberg, Trevor & Harold | Irving, TX | Cash Store | $2,000 | | Kennedy Family | Janesville, WI | Rock Road Companies | $2,000 | | Peterson, Scott & Keri | Madison, WI | Edward Kraemer & Sons Construction | $2,000 | | Peterson Family | Medford, WI | James Peterson & Sons | $2,000 | | Meinholz, Jeff & Sue | Madison, WI | Livesey Painting/Legislative aide | $1,559 | | Brickner Family | Wausau, WI | Brickner Motors | $1,500 | | Henrichs, Scott & Wendy | Rhinelander, WI | Timber Land Chiropractic | $1,500 |
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