Updated: November 9, 2009 Senator Lena C. Taylor (D) Milwaukee /profile2008/faces/taylor.jpg) Senate District 4 2008 Election Notes and Background Senator Taylor was first elected to the Assembly in an April 2003 special election and to the Senate in 2004. She was unopposed in both the primary and general election. Milwaukee Police Assocation PAC ($44) made independent expenditures favoring Senator Taylor. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Taylor
Raised: $11,095 - Spent: $11,508
Vote: 98.8% - Cost/Vote: $0.17
Independent Backing: $44 | No Opponent
Raised: $0 - Spent: $0
Vote: 1.2% - Cost/Vote: $0.00
Independent Backing: $0 | Taylor’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance Campaign Finance Reform and Housing (Chair); Joint Finance; Joint Review Criminal Penalties (Co-Chair); Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families (Co-Chair); Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Initiative Oversight (Chair). 2007-2008: Finance; Judiciary and Corrections (Chair); Joint Finance; Health, Human Services, Insurance and Job Creation; Joint Survey Retirement Systems; Special Committee on Placement of Sex Offenders; Special Committee on Strengthening Wisconsin Families. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104170.gif) | | Cash 7/1/08** | $9,251 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $470 | | $100 or more | $2,325 | | PACs & Parties | $8,000 | | Other Income | $300 | | WECF*** | $0 | **Candidate in spring 2008 election.
***voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
7/1/08-12/31/08** | In-District | Out-District | | $0 (0.0%) | $2,325 (100.0%) | *Excludes any returned and self contributions.
**Candidate in spring 2008 election. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
7/1/08-12/31/08** | Interest | Amount | | Labor Unions | $4,000.00 | | Banking & Finance | $1,500.00 | | Real Estate | $1,000.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $1,000.00 | | Road Construction | $750.00 | | Insurance | $700.00 | | Transportation | $500.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $425.00 | | Construction | $250.00 | | Health Professionals | $100.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $100.00 | *Excludes any returned and self-contributions.
**Candidate in spring 2008 election. | Top Contributors 2003-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Taylor, Lena | Milwaukee, WI | Legislator | $59,624 | Mughal, Nareed
& Chaudhry Asifrana | Brookfield, WI | Rana Brothers/Kapur & Associates | $4,000 | | Banks, Emile | Brookfield, WI | Emile Banks & Associates | $4,000 | | Burt, Ricky | Menomonee Falls, WI | Greater New Birth Church | $3,500 | | Earle, Peter & Sandy | Milwaukee, WI | Peter Earle Law Offices/
Borkowf & Borkovec | $3,200 | | Smith, Eugene | Milwaukee, WI | Gene’s Supperclub | $2,900 | | Hoeschen, Brad | Milwaukee, WI | Greenberg & Hoeschen | $2,600 | | Rajani, Karl & Patricia Faulhaber | Greendale, WI | Genesis Healthcare Inc/
Horizon New Technology Investments | $2,050 | Kohler, Julilly &
Issa Kohler-Hausmann | Milwaukee, WI | JWK Real Estate/Milwaukee Turners | $2,000 | | Uihlein, Lynde | Milwaukee, WI | Brico Fund | $2,000 |
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