Updated: April 26, 2000
Senator Robert Wirch (D) Kenosha /profile1996/wirch.JPG) State Senate District 22
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1996 Election Notes and Background
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1996* Campaign Finance Summary
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* 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.
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Wirch |
Rizzo |
Raised
$55,605 |
Spent
$58,905 |
Raised
$62,614 |
Spent
$61,874 |
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Vote: 56.8 % |
$1.74/vote |
Vote: 43.2% |
$2.40/vote |
Independent backing:
$0 |
Independent backing: $0 |
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*Summary begins in 1/1/95 because Senator Wirch was last elected to the Assembly in 1994. |
Where Did the Money Come From?
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War chest on 1/1/95 |
$6,057 |
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From Self |
$0 |
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Less than $100 |
$24,376 |
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$100 or more |
$15,145 |
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PAC & Party |
$5,800 |
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Other Income |
$50 |
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WECF* |
$10,234 |
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*voluntary spending limit system |
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Was the Big Money from People in the District?
Individual contributions of $100 or more
1/1/95 - 12/31/96
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Top identifiable interests contributing to Wirch
(1/1/95-12/31/96)
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Wirch’s Committee Assignments
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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.
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Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Senator Wirch?
5/15/92 - 12/31/96
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Contributor |
Business |
Residence |
Amount |
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Dominick Tirabassi |
Dairyland Greyhound Park/Precision Erecting Co. |
Kenosha |
$1,275 |
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Carl L. & Karen R. Edenhofer |
Joling, Edenhofer & Associates |
Salem |
$1,100 |
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Joseph F. & Kathy Madrigrano |
Madrigrano, Zievers, et al. |
Kenosha |
$800 |
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Dennis Troha |
ATC Leasing Co. |
Kenosha |
$500 |
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Charles & Lorraine Vignieri |
Kenosha Beef International |
Racine |
$500 |
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