Updated: June 1, 2001 Rep. Samantha Starzyk (R) Powers Lake /profile2000/starzyk.jpg) Assembly District 66 2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Starzyk was first elected in 2000. * She won a two-way primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. * Pro-Life Victory Fund ($8) and WI Right to Life ($1,141) made independent expenditures benefiting Starzyk. WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures favoring her opponent. | Starzyk | Gentz | Raised
$43,565 | Spent
$41,206 | Raised
$34,499 | Spent
$33,129 | | Vote: 61.5% | $2.65/vote | Vote: 38.5% | $3.41/vote | Independent backing:
$1,149 | Independent backing:
$75 | Starzyk’s Committee Assignments | | 2001-2002: Audit (Vice-Chair); Joint Audit; Financial Institutions; Government Operations; Judiciary; Urban and Local Affairs (Vice-Chair); Ways and Means. 1999-2000: Not yet elected. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile2000/pro2000starzykchart11.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/99 | $0 | | From Self | $100 | | Less than $100 | $12,526 | | $100 or more | $18,639 | | PAC & Party | $12,300 | | 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. Starzyk?
1/1/99 - 12/31/00* | Contributor | City | Business | Amount | | Starzyk, Samantha & Family | Powers Lake, WI | Candidate & Legislative aide/
Country Home Center | $1,600 | | Nieth, Carl & Alice | West Allis, WI | Retired | $1,000 | | Suder, Scott | Abbotsford, WI | Legislator | $600 | | Soltes, James | Hickory Hills, IL | Dentist | $500 | | Porter, Joan | Burlington, WI | Courtyard Cabinetry | $500 | | Lasczewski, Jeffrey | Milwaukee, WI | Sentry Foods | $500 | | Fraley, Brian | De Forest, WI | Senate Republican Caucus | $500 | | Cape, Christopher | Racine, WI | James Cape & Sons Co | $500 | | Gardiner, Susanne | Bristol, WI | Trans-Chemco Inc | $400 | | Torstenson, Stanley | Twin Lakes, WI | Stan’s Lumber | $300 | *Beginning of election cycle. Rep. Starzyk did not begin collecting contributions until May 2000.
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