Updated: June 1, 2001
Rep. David Ward (R) Fort AtkinsonRep. David WardAssembly District 37
2000 Election Notes and Background:
2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Ward was first elected in 1992.

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

* WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Ward. WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent.

 Ward Nass
Raised
$20,473		 Spent
$14,363		 Raised
$17,803		 Spent
$17,752
Vote: 57.6% $0.97/vote Vote: 42.3% $1.63/vote
Independent backing:
$641		 Independent backing:
$75
Ward’s Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Finance; Joint Finance

1999-2000: Children and Families; Education; Finance; Joint Finance; Highway Safety; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program; Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $16,206
From Self $0
Less than $100 $3,915
$100 or more $9,093
PAC & Party $1,450
Other Income $323
WECF* $5,692
*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 Ward?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Knox Family Fort Atkinson, WI WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers $1,990
Ward, David W & Jean Fort Atkinson, WI Legislator/Highsmith Co Inc $1,767
Ward, William W & Janice Fort Atkinson, WI Retired $1,200
Orr, San Jr Wausau, WI Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp $500
Mullen, Charles Green Bay, WI Fenix Communications $500
McKenzie, Toby & Brenda Cleveland, TN National Cash Advance $500
Douglas, Steven K Madison, WI Madison’s Cash Express $500
Winn, Joel D Y Linda J Fort Atkinson, WI No Employer Listed $400
Caine, Chester A Lowell, WI Caine Transfer $400
Brooks, Lewis Robert Waunakee, WI Brooks Tractor Inc $400
Bennett, John Beloit, WI First Federal Savings Bank $400

Big Money • PACs • 1998 Profile

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