Updated: July 28, 1997 Senator Roger Breske (D) - Eland /profile1996/breske.JPG) Senate Senate District 12 1996 Election Notes and Background | 1996 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Senator Breske won re-election. He was first elected in a special election in 1990. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. * WEAC-PAC spent $43,633, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee spent $17,250, Volunteers for Agriculture spent $2,808 and the WI Nurses PAC spent $63, all in support of Breske through independent expenditures in the election. WI 2000 spent $19,568 in support of Breske and $19,568 in opposition to his opponent. | Breske | Opponent | Raised:
$131,419 | Raised:
$145,052 | Spent:
$ 99,716 | Spent:
$144,707 | | Vote: 57.3% | Vote: 42.5% | | | On Which Committees Does Senator Breske Serve? | * Senator Breske serves on the Senate Committees on: Insurance, Tourism & Rural Affairs (Chr); Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans & Military Affairs * He served on the 1995/96 Senate Committees on: Health, Human Services, and Aging; Human Resources, Labor, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs; State Government Operations and Corrections; and the Transportation Projects Commission. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1996/wbreske1.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/93 | $283 | | From Self | $0 | | Less than $100 | $43,738 | | $100 or more | $65,983 | | PAC & Party $ | $12,873 | | Other Income | $0 | | WECF* | $8,825 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | Was the Big Money from People in the District?
Individual contributions of $100 or more
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Which Special Interests Contributed the Most?
Contributions from political action committees (PACs)
and Individual contributions of $100 or more
1/1/93 - 12/31/96 | Interest | Description | Amount | | Health Professionals | primarily chiropractors through conduit | $6,993 | | Political Colleagues | Senate Democratic Comm., Dem. legislators | $6,898 | | Construction | road builders, bldg material and equipment | $6,250 | | Food & Beverage | Inns, taverns and supper club owners | $5,570 | | Lawyers/Law Firms | 28 attorneys from 12 law firms | $4,750 | Who are the top Career Patrons of Senator Breske?
Individual contributions of $100 or more,
8/1/90 - 12/31/96 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Joe & Frances Simek | Enerquip | Medford | $3,000 | | Bushman Family | Bushman Potato Farm | Galloway | $2,500 | | Fred & Barbara Havenick | Flagler Greyhound Park | Miami | $2,000 | | Ned & Curt Bechtold | Payne & Dolan | Waukesha | $1,100 | | John Breske | Breske’s Barber Shop | Wausau | $1,050 | | six others at $1,000 each, one from the district |
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