Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Rep. Carol Owens (R) OshkoshRep. Carol OwensState Assembly District 53

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Owens was first elected in 1992.

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

* WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Owens.

Owens Unopposed
Raised
$13,351
Spent
$5,626
Raised
$0
Spent
$0
Vote: 99.5% $0.25/vote Vote: 0.5% $0/vote
Independent backing:
$716
Independent backing:
$0
Owens' Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Corrections and the Courts; Criminal Justice; Family Law (Chair); Personal Privacy; Rules; State Capitol and Executive Residence Board; Ways and Means.

1999-2000: Corrections and the the Courts; Criminal Justice; Family Law (Chair); State Capitol and Executive Residence Board; Ways and Means; Health.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $8,326
From Self $0
Less than $100 $3,197
$100 or more $5,770
PAC & Party $4,240
Other Income $144
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. Owens?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Michels Family Brownsville, WI Michels Pipeline Construction $2,500
Owens, Carol & Family Oshkosh, WI Legislator/Farmer $1,235
Radtke, Robert & Thomas Winneconne, WI Bob Radtke Inc $775
Scharpf, Mike A Oshkosh, WI Scharpf's Embroidery $500
Swanson, Loren C Oshkosh, WI Dentist $450
Smith, Oliver Menasha, WI Menasha Corp $400
Potratz, James & Margaret Oshkosh, WI Farmer $400
Corcoran, Thomas P Waupun, WI Wisconsin Dept of Corrections $400
Vette, John III Oshkosh, WI SNC Manufacturing $350