Updated: July 21, 1997 Rep. Sheila Harsdorf (R) - River Falls /profile1996/harsdorf.JPG) Assembly District 30 1996 Election Notes and Background | 1996 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Representative Harsdorf won re-election. She was first elected in 1988. * She was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. * Volunteers for Agriculture spent $1158 and the Wisconsin Nurses PAC spent $63, both in support of Harsdorf through independent expenditures during the election. Wisconsin 2000 spent $3837 in opposition to Harsdorf and $3837 in support of her opponent. | Harsdorf | Opponent | | Raised: $37,107 | Raised: $30,387 | | Spent: $32,354 | Spent: $30,235 | | Vote: 57.9% | Vote: 42.0% | | | On Which Committees Does Rep. Harsdorf Serve? | * Representative Harsdorf currently serves on the powerful Joint Finance Committee. * She served on the 1995/96 Joint Finance Committee and the Assembly Committee on Finance. | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1996/wharsdor1.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/95 | $9,395 | | From Self | $0 | | Less than $100 | $14,476 | | $100 or more | $11,951 | | PAC & Party | $9,869 | | Other Income | $811 | | WECF* | $0 | | *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
1/1/95 - 12/31/96 | Interest | Description | Amount | | Colleagues | other candidates & Republican party orgs | $4,594 | | Insurance | primarily AMS, Golden Rule (IL) | $2,000 | | Real Estate | employees of five real estate companies | $1,475 | | Health Professionals | physicians, Physicians PAC, Dentists PAC | $1,250 | | Lawyers/Law Firms | six attorneys from across Wisconsin | $800 | | Oil & Gas | two PACs, three oil company executives | $800 | Who are the top Career Patrons of Rep. Harsdorf?
Individual contributions of $100 or more,
7/1/91 - 12/31/96 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Cynthia & John Berglund | Phipps B&B/Attorney | Hudson | $1,650 | | Dennis & Carol Nordstrand | Yellow River Sply/Fortis Hlth | Hudson | $700 | | Wayne Schulte | Victory Fireworks | Ellsworth | $550 | | Carol & Grant Nelson | no employer disclosed | Hudson | $500 | | Daniel & Candida Tepke | Golden Rule Insur. | La Grange (IL) | $500 | | Brenda & Eric Thompson | Robbinsdale HS/Mathy Const. | (MN) | $500 |
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