Updated: June 1, 2001
Senator Sheila Harsdorf (R) River Falls /profile2000/harsdorf.JPG) Senate District 10
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2000 Election Notes and Background:
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2000 Campaign Finance Summary
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* Rep. Harsdorf was first elected to the Assembly in 1988 and after a two year retirement was first elected to the Senate in 2000.
* She was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic incumbent and an Independent challenger in the general election.
* Building a Better WI ($2,012), Concerned Business & Industry ($6,666), Volunteers for Agriculture ($143,153), WI Hunters’ Assn ($581) and WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Harsdorf. Eau Claire Assn of Educators ($210), Independent Citizens for Democracy ($14,299), Planned Parenthood Advocates ($775), Sierra Club WI Education Committee ($1,127), WEAC PAC ($773,788) and WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures favoring her Democratic opponent.
*WI Right to Life, WI Manufacturers & Commerce and Americans for Job Security ran "issue ads" attacking Harsdorf’s opponent, while People for Wisconsin’s Future ran "issue ads" supporting her opponent. Amounts spent have not been disclosed.
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Harsdorf |
Clausing |
Raised
$403,067 |
Spent
$411,159 |
Raised
$316,134 |
Spent
$316,986 |
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Vote: 50.3% |
$9.86/
vote |
Vote: 47.2% |
$8.12/ vote |
Independent backing:
$153,693 |
Independent backing:
$790,273 |
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Harsdorf’s Committee Assignments
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2001-2002: 2001-03 Biennial Budget; Education; Information Policy and Technology; Joint Information Policy and Technology; Labor and Agriculture.
1999-2000: Not yet elected.
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Where Did the Money Come From?
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Cash on hand 1/1/97 |
$12,521 |
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From Self |
$0 |
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Less than $100 |
$50,964 |
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$100 or more |
$333,042 |
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PAC & Party |
$17,205 |
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Other Income |
$1,857 |
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WECF* |
$0 |
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*voluntary spending limit system. |
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*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.
Who are the top contributors to Senator Harsdorf?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00
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Contributor |
City |
Business |
Amount |
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Uihlein Family |
Mequon, WI |
U-Line Corp |
$4,250 |
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Derrick Family |
New Richmond, WI |
Derrick Construction Co |
$3,700 |
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Knox Family |
Fort Atkinson, WI |
WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Meyers |
$3,080 |
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Nelson, Grant E & Carol J |
Hudson, WI |
Retired |
$2,500 |
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Quadracci, Harry & Elizabeth |
Milwaukee, WI |
Quad-Graphics Inc |
$2,000 |
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Larson, Kenneth & Barbara |
Lake Elmo, MN |
Slumberland |
$2,000 |
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Kohler, Terry & Mary |
Sheboygan, WI |
Windway Capital |
$2,000 |
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Huelsman, Joanne & A William |
Waukesha, WI |
Legislator/Berg Management |
$2,000 |
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Heller, James & Avis |
Milwaukee, WI |
Data Exchange Corp |
$2,000 |
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Church, Mary Anne Moore & Leon |
Appleton, WI |
Sweetwood Builders Inc/
Casaloma Properties |
$1,999 |
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