Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Penny Bernard Schaber (D) Appleton /profile2008/faces/schaber.jpg) Assembly District 57 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Bernard Schaber was first elected to the Assembly in 2008. She was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Advancing Wisconsin ($16,676), Fair Wisconsin PAC ($134), Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin ($1,623), Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters ($12,436) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Bernard Schaber. NRA Political Victory Fund ($378) and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($489) made independent expenditures supporting her opponent. Greater Wisconsin Committee spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" supporting Representative Bernard Schaber and All Children Matter, Club for Growth Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action Inc and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" in opposition. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Bernard Schaber
Raised: $129,917 - Spent: $115,893
Vote: 57.0% - Cost/Vote: $7.53
Independent Backing: $30,870 | Egelhoff
Raised: $118,522 - Spent: $117,391
Vote: 42.8% - Cost/Vote: $10.15
Independent Backing: $867 | Bernard Schabers ’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Public Health; Transportation; Health and Healthcare Reform; Jobs, the Economy and Small Business. 2007-2008: Not yet elected. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104412.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $1,925 | | Self | $528 | | Under $100 | $29,174 | | $100 or more | $91,310 | | PACs & Parties | $8,765 | | Other Income | $140 | | 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 | | $24,051 (26.4%) | $67,209 (73.6%) | | *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 | $20,896.50 | | Labor Unions | $9,750.00 | | Banking & Finance | $8,574.00 | | Education | $8,129.50 | | Business | $7,805.01 | | Political/Ideological | $7,404.90 | | Health Professionals | $6,429.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $5,800.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $3,240.50 | | Real Estate | $3,200.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $3,067.00 | | Natural Resources | $2,685.00 | | Unknown | $2,548.52 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $2,100.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $2,100.00 | | Construction | $2,077.75 | | Health Services/Institutions | $1,527.50 | | Insurance | $1,000.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $940.00 | | Transportation | $300.00 | | Energy | $250.00 | | Defense | $100.00 | | Road Construction | $100.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1993-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Schaber, Penny Bernard & Dale | Appleton, WI | Legislator/Oshkosh School District | $3,176 | | Dreher, John & Dorothy | Black Creek, WI | Lawrence University | $2,000 | | Wolfberg Family | Winnetka, IL | Payday Loan Store | $2,000 | | Kagen Family | Appleton, WI | US representative/Kagen Dermatology | $1,600 | | Briscoe, Tom & Cheri | Milwaukee, WI | Retired | $1,120 | | Terrell, Bob & Caryl | Madison, WI | Retired | $1,100 | | Bellart, John & Antonia | Muskego, WI | Retired | $1,050 | | Hemwall, Martha & John Peterson | Appleton, WI | Community Foundation for
the Fox Valley Region Inc/
Peterson, Berk & Cross | $1,018 | | Bader, Daniel & Linda | Milwaukee, WI | Helen Bader Foundation | $1,000 | | Faulkner, Judy & Gordon | Madison, WI | Epic Systems/Physician | $1,000 | | Lewis, Bill & Richard Underwood | Phoenix, AZ | Investor/Travel consultant | $1,000 | | Meyers, Jack & Mary Ann | Nashville, IN | Retired | $1,000 | | Moldenhauer, Janet | Oshkosh, WI | Retired | $1,000 | | Perry, Joy | Larsen, WI | University of Wisconsin | $1,000 |
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