Updated: June 1, 2001 Rep. Mark Pettis (R) Hertel /profile2000/pettis.jpg) State Assembly District 28 2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Pettis was first elected in 1998. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * Building a Better WI ($3,998), Project Vote Informed ($6,035), Volunteers for Agriculture ($26,027) and WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Pettis. Planned Parenthood Advocates ($882) and WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. *Alliance for a Working Wisconsin spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" against Pettis’s opponent. | Pettis | Dueholm | Raised $66,994 | Spent $63,559 | Raised $74,743 | Spent $82,246 | | Vote: 50.8% | $4.44/vote | Vote: 49.2% | $5.94/vote | Independent backing: $37,343 | Independent backing: $957 | Pettis’ Committee Assignments | | 2001-2002: Aging and Long-Term Care (Vice-Chair); Information Policy and Technology (Chair); Joint Information Policy and Technology (Co-chair); Insurance (Vice-Chair); Natural Resources. 1999-2000: Family Law; Insurance; Small Business and Economic Development (Vice-Chair); Tourism and Recreation; Veterans and Military Affairs. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2000/pro2000pettischart11.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/99 | $506 | | From Self | $0 | | Less than $100 | $14,779 | | $100 or more | $43,417 | | PAC & Party | $8,660 | | Other Income | $138 | | 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. Pettis? 1/1/97 - 12/31/00 | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Pettis, Mayme & Luther | Osceola, WI | Retired | $2,490 | | Pettis, Mark | Hertel, WI | Legislator/Hertel General Store | $1,792 | | Schulte Family | Ellsworth, WI | Victory Fireworks | $1,100 | | Myers, Andrew & Diane | North Oaks, MN | Retired | $1,000 | | Verhasselt, Gary | Osceola, WI | Verhasselt Construction Co | $900 | | Montgomery, Mike & Barb | Osceola, WI | Osceola Oil | $800 | | Larson, V Herb & Marcia | Webster, WI | Sunfish Bait Farm Inc | $800 | | Chenal, David M | Frederic, WI | Beaudry Co Inc | $800 | | Rogers, Thomas | Osceola, WI | Oak Ridge Inn | $700 | | King, Wayne & Christa | Danbury, WI | Wayne’s IGA | $700 | | Greene, William | Osceola, WI | Greene Implement | $700 | | Davis, Tracy & David | Cincinnati, OH | Check N Go | $700 |
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