Updated: June 1, 2001
Rep. Donald Friske (R) MerrillRep. Donald FriskeState Assembly District 35
2000 Election Notes and Background:
2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Friske was first elected in 2000.

* He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic incumbent in the general election.

* Project Vote Informed ($9,572) made independent expenditures benefiting Friske. WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent.

 Friske Waukau
Raised
$58,622		 Spent
$55,019		 Raised
$44,334		 Spent
$43,374
Vote: 54.8% $4.03/vote Vote: 45.2% $3.86/vote
Independent backing:
$9,572		 Independent backing:
$641
Friske’s Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Corrections and the Courts; Energy and Utilities (Vice-chair); Family Law; Rural Affairs and Forestry (Vice-chair); Small Business and Consumer Affairs; Tourism and Recreation.

1999-2000: Not yet elected.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $0
From Self $319
Less than $100 $10,856
$100 or more $31,616
PAC & Party $15,699
Other Income $132
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. Friske?
1/1/99 - 12/31/00*

Contributor City Business Amount
Volkert, Richard & Nancy Coloma, WI Mueller Pipeline $1,000
Stauske, Todd & Lynn West Bend, WI Davco $1,000
Kohler, Terry & Mary Sheboygan, WI Windway Capital $1,000
Nickels, Dieter & Ted Merrill, WI Church Mutual Insurance $950
Friske, Donald & Elizabeth Merrill, WI Marathon County Sheriff’s Dept/Langlade Memorial Hospital $719
Petrowski, Jerry & Amy Marathon, WI Legislator/Friske campaign manager $672
Schoone, Ruby & Buss Tomahawk, WI Sacred Heart St Mary’s Hospital $625
Knowlton, Dave & Ascher-Knowlton Merrill, WI State of WI Lincoln Hills $600
Hunter, Michael & Jane Antigo, WI Volm Bag Co $600
Seventeen others at $500 each.

*Beginning of election cycle. Rep.Friske did not begin raising money until May 2000.

Big Money • PACs

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