Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Jon Richards (D) Milwaukee /profile2008/faces/richards.jpg) Assembly District 19 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Richards was first elected to the Assembly in 1998. He was unopposed in both the primary and general election. Milwaukee Police Assocation PAC ($44) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Richards. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Richards
Raised: $21,458 - Spent: $19,708
Vote: 98.5% - Cost/Vote: $0.78
Independent Backing: $44 | No Opponent
Raised: $0 - Spent: $0
Vote: 1.5% - Cost/Vote: $0
Independent Backing: $0 | Richards’ Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Rules; Judiciary and Ethics; Energy and Utilities; Health and Healthcare Reform (Chair). 2007-2008: Assembly Organization; Financial Institutions; Rules; Joint Legislative Organization; Special Committee on Great Lakes Water Resources Compact. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-103633.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $39,701 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $3,491 | | $100 or more | $9,275 | | PACs & Parties | $6,400 | | Other Income | $2,292 | | 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 | | $1,400 (15.1%) | $7,875 (84.9%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Banking & Finance | $3,625.00 | | Labor Unions | $3,250.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $1,800.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $1,450.00 | | Business | $700.00 | | Health Professionals | $650.00 | | Education | $600.00 | | Insurance | $600.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $600.00 | | Political/Ideological | $500.00 | | Transportation | $500.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $300.00 | | Agriculture | $250.00 | | Energy | $250.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $200.00 | | Construction | $200.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $100.00 | | Unknown | $100.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1997-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Richards, Jon | Milwaukee, WI | Legislator | $10,432 | | Richards, Iva | Waukesha, WI | Medical College of WI/
Planned Parenthood | $2,520 | | Honold, Reynolds & Linda | Milwaukee, WI | Management consultant/
Democratic Party of WI | $1,750 | | Hynes, Jeffrey S & Jill Stephens | Muskego, WI | Hynes & Associates/
Trinity Memorial Hospital | $1,700 | | Zeppos, Evan | Brookfield, WI | Zeppos Public Relations | $1,500 | | Finerty, John D | Milwaukee, WI | Friebert, Finerty & St John | $1,350 | | Kohler, Julilly | Milwaukee, WI | JWK Real Estate | $1,150 | | Adelman, Elizabeth | Mukwonago, WI | Adelman Law Office | $1,100 | | Brutvan, Martin | Milwaukee, WI | Radiologist | $1,000 | | Conta, Dennis & Deborah Gardner | Milwaukee, WI | Conta & Associates | $950 |
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