Updated: June 1, 2001 Rep. Stephen Freese (R) Dodgeville /profile2000/freese.JPG) State Assembly District 51 2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Freese was first elected in 1990. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic and Green Party opposition in the general election. * WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Freese. | Freeze | White | Raised $61,151 | Spent $60,127 | Raised $11,320 | Spent $9,534 | | Vote: 62.2% | $4.01/vote | Vote: 35.0% | $1.13/vote | Independent backing: $1,357 | Independent backing: $0 | Freese’s Committee Assignments | | 2001-2002: Assembly Organization; Campaigns and Elections (Chair); Census and Redistricting; Historical Society of Wisconsin, Board of Curators; Joint Legislative Council; Mississippi River Parkway Commission; Public Health; Rules; Rural Affairs and Forestry. 1999-2000: Assembly Organization; Campaign and Elections (Chair); Census and Redistricting; Children and Families; Public Health; Rules; Rural Affairs and Forestry; Joint Legislative Council; Historical Society of Wisconsin Board of Curators. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2000/pro2000freesechart11.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/99 | $2,997 | | From Self | $200 | | Less than $100 | $18,300 | | $100 or more | $34,551 | | PAC & Party | $7,900 | | Other Income | $200 | | WECF* | $0 | | *voluntary spending limit system. | | *From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions. Who are the top contributors to Rep. Freese? 1/1/93 - 12/31/00 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Kraemer Family | Plain, WI | Kraemer Brothers Construction | $2,400 | | Berg Family | Dodgeville, WI | Quality Liquid Feeds | $1,975 | | Donaldson Family | Beloit, WI | House on the Rock/Vivid Inc | $1,720 | | Bussan, Roger | Plain, WI | Dentist | $1,707 | | Rapp, Eric & Irene | Avoca, WI | Cardinal IG | $1,250 | | Wenger, James | Dodgeville, WI | Wenger Chiropractic Center | $1,100 | | Gollon, David | Dodgeville, WI | Gollon Bait & Fish Farm | $1,100 | | David, Denis & Dietrich-David, Madonna | Snohomish, WA | Wood siding manufacturing | $1,000 | | Stewart, Wayne & Lynn | East Dubuque, IL | Stewart Construction | $845 | | Ballweg, Darlene | Sauk City, WI | Ballweg Chev Olds | $840 |
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