Representative Tom Nelson (D) Kaukauna /profile2008/faces/nelson.jpg) Assembly District 5 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Nelson was first elected to the Assembly in 2004. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Wisconsin Right to Life ($5) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Nelson
Raised: $102,838 - Spent: $45,518
Vote: 64.4% - Cost/Vote: $2.35
Independent Backing: $0 | Steineke
Raised: $19,254 - Spent: $16,854
Vote: 35.5% - Cost/Vote: $1.58
Independent Backing: $5 | Nelson’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Rules (Chair); Assembly Organization; Joint Employment Relations; Joint Legislative Organization; Joint Legislative Council. 2007-2008: Financial Institutions; Labor and Industry; Rural Economic Development; Review of Adminstrative Rules; Joint Review of Administrative Rules. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104230.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $18,486 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $31,931 | | $100 or more | $61,235 | | PACs & Parties | $9,471 | | Other Income | $200 | | 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 | | $10,237 (16.9%) | $50,398 (83.1%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $10,750.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $7,880.00 | | Health Professionals | $5,786.00 | | Labor Unions | $4,722.24 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $4,250.00 | | Construction | $3,700.00 | | Education | $3,345.00 | | Political/Ideological | $3,220.90 | | Health Services/Institutions | $3,100.00 | | Business | $3,027.00 | | Natural Resources | $2,900.00 | | Banking & Finance | $2,850.00 | | Insurance | $2,550.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $2,425.00 | | Unknown | $2,250.00 | | Road Construction | $1,650.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $1,400.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $1,250.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $850.00 | | Energy | $820.00 | | Agriculture | $750.00 | | Transportation | $530.00 | | Real Estate | $100.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2003-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Brogan Family | Kaukauna, WI | Bank of Kaukauna/Wisconsin Converting Co | $3,750 | | Corwin, William & Ann | Princeton, NJ | Kaplan Inc/Woodrow Wilson School | $2,200 | | Livingston, Schuyler & Elizabeth | Alexandria, VA | Covington & Burling | $1,600 | | Bechthold Family | Waukesha, WI | Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech | $1,500 | | Drechsler, Andrew | Washington, DC | KRC Research | $1,500 | | Mills, Joan | Oneida, WI | Eye & Ear Associates | $1,500 | | Peterson, John & Martha Hemwall | Appleton, WI | Peterson, Berk & Cross/Lawrence University | $1,500 | | Slotten, John & Brenda | Menasha, WI | Valley Roller/Family Training Program | $1,500 | | Ziegelbauer Family | Green Bay, WI | Triangle Distributing Co Inc | $1,450 | | Catapano, Lisa | Arlington, VA | Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,400 |
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