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Rep. Sheldon Wasserman (D) MilwaukeeRep. Sheldon WassermanAssembly District 22

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Wasserman was first elected in 1994.

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

* Planned Parenthood Advocates ($882) and WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures benefiting Wasserman. WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent.

Wasserman Gerard
Raised
$80,797
Spent
$21,552
Raised
$28,353
Spent
$19,663
Vote: 63.4% $1.18/vote Vote: 36.5% $1.87/vote
Independent backing:
$957
Independent backing:
$1,282
Wasserman's Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Aging and Long-Term Care; Health; Low-Level Radioactive Waste Council; Public Health; Urban and Local Affairs.

1999-2000: Government Operations; Health; Insurance; Low-Level Radioactive Waste Council; Public Health.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $37,183
From Self $0
Less than $100 $24,142
$100 or more $43,334
PAC & Party $3,175
Other Income $5,558
WECF* $4,588
*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. Wasserman?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Wasserman, Sheldon & Wendy Milwaukee, WI Legislator/Milwaukee Public Schools $27,600
Bader, Daniel J & Linda C Milwaukee, WI Bader Foundation/Social worker $3,860
Rosenberg, John & Lucy Milwaukee, WI Telecheck Wisconsin/Psychiatrist $2,300
Gilman, Daniel & Jean Wauwatosa, WI UW Medical School/
Sinai Samaritan Medical Center
$2,250
Geimer, Nicholas F & Linda Fox Point, WI Oncology of Wisconsin $2,150
Smith, Jack Milwaukee, WI Shorewest Realtors $2,100
Greenberg, Martin & Beverly Bayside, WI Deutch & Greenberg/
Time Warner Cable
$2,050
Ritz, Esther Leah Milwaukee, WI Retired $1,900
Borkovec, Terre Shorewood, WI Seton Tower $1,850
Green, Michael & Betsy Whitefish Bay, WI Pace Publications Inc/
Enterprise Magazine
$1,800