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Senator Gary George (D) MilwaukeeSenator Gary GeorgeSenate District 6

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary*
*Senator George was first elected to the Senate in 1980.

*He was unopposed in both the primary and the general election.

* WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures benefiting George.

George Unopposed
Raised
$140,561
Spent
$84,461
Raised
$0
Spent
$0
Vote: 99.2% $2.18/vote Vote: 0.8% $0/vote
Independent backing:
$75
Independent backing:
$0
George's Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse; Audit (Chair); Joint Audit (Co-chair); Educational Communications Board; Joint Legislative Council; Judicial Council; Judiciary, Consumer Affairs and Campaign Finance Reform (Chair); Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council; Commission on Uniform State Laws.

1999-2000: Audit; Judiciary and Consumer Affairs; Joint Committee on Audit.

*Covers only 1999-2000 because of Senator George's 1998 campaign for governor.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $3,597
From Self $0
Less than $100 $16,661
$100 or more $91,105
PAC & Party $32,795
Other Income $0
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system.




*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.

**Because Senator George ran for governor in 1998, contributions before January 1, 1999 are not considered part of the 2000 campaign for the State Senate. Also, Senator George is registered for governor in 2002, therefore some of these contributions may be applied to that campaign. For a list of the 1997/98 contributors follow this link.here.

Who are the top contributors to Senator George?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Minahan, William S Milwaukee, WI Building Committee Inc $11,150
Thakur, Jangbir Kansas City, MO No Employer Listed $10,000
Rajani/Faulhaber Family Greendale, WI Genesis Healthcare Inc $5,500
Saeed, Ahmad & Melissa Waterloo, IA No Employer Listed $5,000
Edwards, Gerald & Gerald Ann Arbor, MI Engineered Plastic Products $5,000
Anwar, Muhammad & Natalie Waterloo, IA No Employer Listed $5,000
Holland, Louis A & Mrs Glen Ellyn, IL Holland & Associates $3,700
Moore, Jacqueline Brown Deer, WI Bowles Construction Co/Enviro-Safe Labs & Pkg $2,550
Dhaliwal, Darshan S & Debra Mequon, WI Bulk Petroleum $2,500
Ahlberg, Harold & Trevor Irving, TX Cash Store $2,500