Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Senator Mary Lazich (R) New BerlinSenator Mary LazichSenate District 28

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary
*Senator Lazich was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and to the Senate in an April 1998 special election.

*She was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election.

* WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Lazich.

Lazich* Arciszewski
Raised $114,867 Spent $84,238Raised $27,770 Spent
$26,111
Vote: 67.5% $1.37/vote Vote: 32.5% $0.88/vote
Independent backing:
$1,357
Independent backing:
$0
Lazich's Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Audit; Joint Audit; Education; Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs; Information Policy and Technology; Joint Information Policy and Technology.

1999-2000: Audit; Education; Joint Audit; Council on Highway Safety; Women's Council.

*Covers only the period from 4/30/98 through 12/31/00 because of her special election race for the Senate in April 1998.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 4/30/98 $4,095
From Self $0
Less than $100 $17,617
$100 or more $75,899
PAC & Party $20,805
Other Income $546
WECF* $0
*voluntary spending limit system.


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

**Excludes money raised in connection with her 1998 special election campaign.

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

Contributor City Business Amount
Zignego Family Helenville, WI Zignego Co $16,200
Lazich, Mary New Berlin, WI Legislator $11,506
Taylor, Donald & Carol Waukesha, WI Waukesha State Bank $4,000
Bryant, Anthony & Andrea Waukesha, WI Century Fence Co $4,000
Knox Family Fort Atkinson, WI WD Hoard & Sons/Riverside Consulting $3,600
Oster, Robert Mukwonago, WI Deltrol Controls $2,500
Styza, Bryce & Ann Hartland, WI Harmony Homes $2,250
Cullen Family Janesville, WI JP Cullen & Sons $2,200
Uihlein Family Brown Deer, WI U-Line Corp $2,000
Taylor, Ty Waukesha, WI Waukesha State Bank $2,000
Smith, Athur Bayside, WI Smith Investment Co $2,000
Mathison, Lyall Waukesha, WI Mathison Magnesium $2,000