Updated: November 9, 2009 Senator Dave Hansen (D) Green Bay /profile2008/faces/hansen.jpg) Senate District 30 2008 Election Notes and Background Senator Hansen was first elected to the Senate in 2000. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin ($1,604) and Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237) made independent expenditures favoring Senator Hansen. Wisconsin Right to Life ($5) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" supporting Senator Hansen. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Hansen Raised: $278,299 - Spent: $202,372 Vote: 66.1% - Cost/Vote: $3.92 Independent Backing: $2,841 | Fradette Raised: $35,694 - Spent: $37,139 Vote: 33.9% - Cost/Vote: $1.40 Independent Backing: $5 | Hansen’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Education; Transportation, Tourism, Forestry and Natural Resources; Finance; Senate Organization; Joint Finance; Joint Legislative Organization; Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations 2007-2008: Finance; Senate Organization; Commerce, Utilities, and Rail; Education; Transportation, Tourism and Insurance; Joint Finance; Joint Legislative Organization; Special Committee on Nuclear Power. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-103835.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $14,503 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $56,050 | | $100 or more | $176,507 | | PACs & Parties | $22,243 | | Other Income | $23,500 | | 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 | | $33,979 (19.3%) | $142,275 (80.7%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from Individuals and Committees* 1/1/05-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Health Professionals | $34,538.00 | | Labor Unions | $15,929.18 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $15,807.70 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $12,968.80 | | Road Construction | $10,600.00 | | Insurance | $10,200.00 | | Banking & Finance | $9,723.76 | | Energy | $9,043.75 | | Construction | $8,655.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $8,398.00 | | Political/Ideological | $8,288.03 | | Transportation | $7,651.50 | | Business | $6,565.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $6,540.01 | | Natural Resources | $5,635.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $5,585.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $5,360.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $4,635.00 | | Real Estate | $3,660.00 | | Education | $3,409.00 | | Unknown | $2,643.90 | | Agriculture | $1,900.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $760.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1997-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Watson, Jerry & Diane | De Pere, WI | Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill | $3,693 | | Brogan, John | Green Bay, WI | Wisconsin Converting Co | $3,000 | | Dean, James & Bob | Oneida, WI | Dean Distributing Inc | $2,925 | | Kohl, Herbert | Milwaukee, WI | US senator | $2,500 | | Clifford, Keith & Linda | Madison, WI | Clifford & Raihala/LaFollette & Sinykin | $2,425 | | Riordan Family | Luxemburg, WI | Northeast Telephone Co/ WI State Telecommunications Assn | $2,250 | | Dhaliwal, Charlie & Darshan | Mequon, WI | Bulk Petroleum | $2,000 | | Kessler, Fred & Joan | Milwaukee, WI | Kessler Mediation-Arbitration/ Foley & Lardner | $2,000 | | Kohler, Jullilly & Issa Kohler Hausmann | Milwaukee, WI | JWK Real Estate | $2,000 | | Nash, Randall & Nell | Whitefish Bay, WI | Oneil, Cannon, et al/ Whitefish Bay Methodist Church | $2,000 | | Rosenberg, John & Lucy | Milwaukee, WI | Retired/Psychiatrist | $2,000 | | Thompson, Jim & Lea Ann | Madison, WI | Wegner & Associates/ Beautiful Control Cosmetics | $2,000 |
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