Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Rep. Joseph Leibham (R) SheboyganRep. Joseph LeibhamState Assembly District 26

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Leibham was first elected in 1998.

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

* NRA Political Victory Fund ($1,072) and WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Leibham.

Leibham Van Akkeren
Raised
$76,697
Spent
$71,778
Raised
$42,639
Spent
$42,626
Vote: 58.5% $4.96/vote Vote: 41.5 % $4.15/vote
Independent backing:
$1,713
Independent backing:
$ 0
Leibham's Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Audit (Chair); Joint Audit (Co-chair); Census and Redistricting (Vice-Chair); Energy and Utilities; State and Local Finance; Tax and Spending Limitations (Vice-Chair); Transportation.

1999-2000: Census and Redistricting (Chair); Small Business and Economic Development; State Affairs; Transportation; Utilities (Vice-Chair).

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $6,307
From Self $500
Less than $100 $22,388
$100 or more $45,454
PAC & Party $8,355
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.

Who are the top contributors to Rep. Leibham?
1/1/97 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Stayer Family Sheboygan, WI Johnsonville Foods $3,100
Gentine Family Elkhart Lake, WI Sargento Inc $2,050
Kohler, Terry & Mary Sheboygan, WI Windway Capital $1,625
Kohler, Peter & Nancy Kohler, WI Concord Realty/Kohler General $1,293
Gutschow Family Sheboygan, WI Larry's Distributing $1,273
Grover, R Bruce & Carol Kohler, WI Vinyl Plastics Inc $1,100
French, Jame & Joan Sheboygan, WI JL French Corp $1,100
Leibham, Kenneth & Suzanne Sheboygan, WI Retired $1,006
Senkbeil, Robert Kohler, WI Eclipse Manufacturing Co $1,000
Conger, Kenneth Kohler, WI Kohler Co $1,000