Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Chuck Benedict (D) Beloit /profile2008/faces/benedict.jpg) Assembly District 45 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Benedict was first elected to the Assembly in 2004. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. UAW Janesville-Madison ($909) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Benedict. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Benedict
Raised: $20,764 - Spent: $21,968
Vote: 60.4% - Cost/Vote: $1.37
Independent Backing: $909 | Hahn
Raised: $19,764 - Spent: $19,404
Vote: 39.6% - Cost/Vote: $1.84
Independent Backing: $0 | Benedict’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Corrections and the Courts; Public Health (Chair); Health and Healthcare Reform; Jobs, the Economy and Small Business; Special Committee on Performance-Based Disease Management Programs for Large Population. 2007-2008: Health and Healthcare Reform; Homeland Security and State Preparedness; Public Health; State Affairs; Special Committee on Disaster Preparedness Planning; Special Committee on Nuclear Power. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104308.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $5,078 | | Self | $3,000 | | Under $100 | $4,455 | | $100 or more | $4,859 | | PACs & Parties | $8,450 | | Other Income | $0 | | 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 | | $2,599 (53.5%) | $2,260 (46.5%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Labor Unions | $3,850.00 | | Health Professionals | $2,562.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $1,800.00 | | Political/Ideological | $1,763.00 | | Education | $747.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $650.00 | | Insurance | $400.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $350.00 | | Energy | $250.00 | | Transportation | $250.00 | | Unknown | $200.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $150.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $100.00 | | Real Estate | $100.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $100.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2003-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Benedict, Charles | Beloit, WI | Legislator | $18,500 | | Fass, Dr Steven | Beloit, WI | Physician | $950 | | Diamond, Steve | Beloit, WI | Swedish American Hospital | $800 | | Farley, Eugene & Linda | Verona, WI | UW Medical School | $550 | | Gibson, Keith | Lake Geneva, WI | Psychologist | $500 | | McGuire, Terry | Beloit, WI | McGuire Mears & Associates | $500 | | Cullen, Tim | Janesville, WI | Blue Cross & Blue Shield | $400 | | Jackson, Tom | Napa, CA | Physician | $400 | | Ellis, Berenice | Beloit, WI | Beloit Memorial Hospital | $375 | | Rusin, Bob | Glen Ellyn, IL | Retired | $325 |
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