Updated: July 21, 1997
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Senator Mary Panzer (R) - West Bend 
Senate District 20
| 1996 Election Notes and Background | 1996 Campaign Finance Summary** | |||
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* Senator Panzer won re-election. She was first elected to the Senate in a 1993 special election. * She had a primary and faced Libertarian and Taxpayers opposition in the general election. * The WI Nurses PAC spent $63, the Milw. Police Assoc. spent $533 and Volunteers for Agriculture spent $77, all in support of Panzer through independent expenditures in the election. WI ProLife spent $8 in support of her Taxpayers Party opponent. |
Panzer | Opponents | ||
| Raised: $95,622 | Raised: $ 1,979 | |||
| Spent: $55,507 | Spent: $ 1,979 | |||
| Vote: 84.8% | Vote: 15.2% | |||
| ** 1996 election data covers from 1/1/94-12/31/96. Data from 1993 special election excluded. | ||||
| On Which Committees Does Senator Panzer Serve? | ||||
* Senator Panzer currently serves on the powerful Joint Finance Committee. * She served on the 1995/96 Joint Finance Committee, Joint Committee on Information Policy (Co-Chr) and the Senate Committees on: Environment & Energy; and Law Revision. |
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Where Did the Money Come From?
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Was the Big Money from People in the District?
Individual contributions of $100 or more 1/1/94 - 12/31/96
Which Special Interests Contributed the Most?
Contributions from political action committees (PACs) and
Individual contributions of $100 or more
1/1/94 - 12/31/96
| Interest | Description | Amount |
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| Commercial Banks | primarily M&I, Banc One PAC & conduits | $8,200 |
| Health Professionals | primarily physicians and dentists | $4,055 |
| Insurance | NML conduit & PAC, other insurance companies | $3,900 |
| Telephone Utilities | primarily through PACs and conduit | $3,646 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | 55 different lawyers from 19 law firms | $3,350 |
Who are the top Career Patrons of Senator Panzer?
Individual contributions of $100 or more, 4/1/91 - 12/31/96
| Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount |
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| Ziegler Family | BC Ziegler Co. | West Bend | $6,900 |
| Bill & Cynthia Broydrick | Broydrick & Associates | Delafield | $4,000 |
| Mary Panzer | Legislator | West Bend | $2,700 |
| George & Judith Prescott | Prescott's Supermrkts | West Bend | $2,180 |
| Donald & Terri Jones | Star Cablevision | Fond du Lac | $2,000 |
| 11 others at $1,000-1850 each, seven from the district | |||