|
|||||
Updated:
April 26, 2000
| |||||
Senator Robert Wirch (D)
KenoshaState Senate District 22
| 1996 Election Notes and Background | 1996* Campaign Finance Summary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
* Senator Wirch was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and the Senate in 1996. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. *The Wisconsin Nurses PAC ($63) backed Wirch through independent spending. |
Wirch | Rizzo | ||
|
Raised $55,605 |
Spent $58,905 |
Raised $62,614 |
Spent $61,874 |
|
| Vote: 56.8 % | $1.74/vote | Vote: 43.2% | $2.40/vote | |
|
Independent backing: $0 |
Independent backing: $0 | |||
| *Summary begins in 1/1/95 because Senator Wirch was last elected to the Assembly in 1994. | ||||
Where Did the Money Come From?
![]() |
|
||||||||||||||||
Was the Big Money from People in the District?
Individual contributions of $100 or more 1/1/95 - 12/31/96

|
Top identifiable interests contributing to Wirch (1/1/95-12/31/96) |
Wirch's Committee Assignments | |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Unions $3,650 Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists $3,150 Health Professionals $2,425 Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $1,925 Health Services/Institutions $1,40 |
1997/1998: Joint Committee on Audit (Co-chair); Committee for Review of Administrative Rules; Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems; Agriculture & Environmental Resources; Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans & Military Affairs; Retirement Research Committee. 1995/96: Health; Labor & Employment; Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules; Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems; Retirement Research Committee. |
|
Who are the top lifetime individual contributors
to Senator Wirch?
5/15/92 - 12/31/96
| Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominick Tirabassi | Dairyland Greyhound Park/Precision Erecting Co. | Kenosha | $1,275 |
| Carl L. & Karen R. Edenhofer | Joling, Edenhofer & Associates | Salem | $1,100 |
| Joseph F. & Kathy Madrigrano | Madrigrano, Zievers, et al. | Kenosha | $800 |
| Dennis Troha | ATC Leasing Co. | Kenosha | $500 |
| Charles & Lorraine Vignieri | Kenosha Beef International | Racine | $500 |