Updated: June 1, 2001 Rep. Jerry Petrowski (R) Marathon /profile2000/petrowski.jpg) State Assembly District 86 2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Petrowski was first elected in 1998. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * Building a Better WI ($7,814), Realtors PAC ($13,159), Volunteers for Agriculture ($1,619) and WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Petrowski. WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Voter Education Fund ($77,875) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. *WI Manufacturers and Commerce and Alliance for a Working Wisconsin spent undisclosed sums on "issue ads" favoring Petrowksi. | Petrowski | Cihlar | Raised $113,000 | Spent $111,696 | Raised $ 46,779 | Spent $ 43,735 | | Vote: 56.5% | $7.17/vote | Vote: 43.5% | $3.65/vote | Independent backing: $23,233 | Independent backing: $77,950 | Petrowski’s Committee Assignments | | 2001-2002: Agriculture; Highway Safety (Chair); State Affairs; Transportation (Vice-Chair); Veterans and Military Affairs. 1999-2000: Agriculture (Vice-Chair); Small Business and Economic Development; State Affairs; Transportation; Veterans and Military Affairs. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2000/pro2000petrowskichart11.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/99 | $590 | | From Self | $7,027 | | Less than $100 | $20,603 | | $100 or more | $70,907 | | PAC & Party | $10,601 | | Other Income | $3,862 | | 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. Petrowski? 1/1/97 - 12/31/00 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Petrowski, Jerry & Family | Marathon, WI | Legislator/Ginseng grower | $12,344 | | Nichols, Steven D & Peggy J | Wausau, WI | Family Physicians | $1,754 | | Creske Family | Mosinee, WI | Wausau Tile | $1,500 | | Connor, Mary Roddis & Gordon P | Wausau, WI | Nicolet Hardwoods | $1,350 | | Butler, John A & Cindy | Wausau, WI | North Central Wisconsin Plastic Surgery/TJ Maxx | $1,200 | | Roddis, Augusta Denton | Marshfield, WI | Retired | $1,000 | | Petrowski, Marcy | Wausau, WI | Retired | $1,000 | | Orr, San W Jr | Wausau, WI | Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp | $1,000 | | Olvey, Daniel R | Wausau, WI | Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp | $800 | | Schuette, Marvin & Ruth J | Wausau, WI | Wausau Homes | $750 |
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