Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Jeff Smith (D) Eau Claire /profile2008/faces/smith.jpg) Assembly District 93 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Smith was first elected to the Assembly in 2006. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Advancing Wisconsin ($9,605), Fair Wisconsin PAC ($260), Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin ($1,138), Planned Parenthood Votes ($262), Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237) and Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters($4,703) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Smith. NRA Political Victory Fund ($452) and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($489) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. All Children Matter and Wisconsin Institute for Leadership spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" opposing Representative Smith. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Smith
Raised: $105,778 - Spent: $105,581
Vote: 59.4% - Cost/Vote: $5.48
Independent Backing: $17,204 | Fields
Raised: $73,437 - Spent: $73,249
Vote: 40.5% - Cost/Vote: $5.57
Independent Backing: $941 | Smith’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Public Safety; Colleges and Universities; Education; Elections and Campaign Reform (Chair); Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs; Financial Institutions. 2007-2008: Financial Institutions; Colleges and Universities; Rural Affairs. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104251.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $3,044 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $21,228 | | $100 or more | $73,582 | | PACs & Parties | $10,969 | | Other Income | $0 | | WECF** | $0 | | **voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | In-District | Out-District | | $45,305 (61.6%) | $28,277 (38.4%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $14,751.03 | | Health Professionals | $13,960.33 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $9,095.00 | | Education | $8,862.32 | | Political/Ideological | $5,584.79 | | Labor Unions | $4,895.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $3,896.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $3,441.00 | | Banking & Finance | $2,500.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $2,400.00 | | Unknown | $2,200.00 | | Insurance | $2,050.00 | | Business | $2,000.00 | | Construction | $1,853.00 | | Real Estate | $1,600.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,400.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $1,048.00 | | Agriculture | $900.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $825.00 | | Energy | $694.00 | | Natural Resources | $200.00 | | Transportation | $200.00 | | Road Construction | $195.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2003-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Dovre, Eric & Ellen | Eau Claire, WI | Luther Midelfort Clinic/
Sacred Heart Hospital | $2,200 | | Doane Family | Menomonie, WI | Chippewa Valley Bean Co | $2,000 | | Hicks, Roland & Pamela | Eau Claire, WI | Retired | $1,500 | | Wachs, Dana & Beverly Wickstrom | Eau Claire, WI | Richie, Wickstrom & Wachs | $1,500 | | Sultan, Michel & Catherine | Eau Claire, WI | Physician | $1,483 | | Freund, Daniel & Deborah | Fall Creek, WI | Freund Law Offices/Antique dealer/
University of Wisconsin | $1,150 | Hebert, Edward &
Kathy Meade Hebert | Chippewa Falls, WI | Attorney | $1,000 | | Herr, Mark & Molly | Eau Claire, WI | Luther Midelfort Clinic/Mayo Clinic | $1,000 | | Johnson, Daniel & Carolyn | Eau Claire, WI | Physician | $1,000 | | Pooley, William | Eau Claire, WI | Take A Look Rentals/CESA 10 | $992 |
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