Updated: October 8, 1999
Senator Russell Decker (D) Schofield
State Senate District 29
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1998 Election Notes and Background
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1998 Campaign Finance Summary
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* Sen. Decker was first elected in 1990.
* He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. |
Decker | Krcma | ||
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Raised $75,504 |
Spent $75,357 |
Raised $54,240 |
Spent $54,069 |
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Vote 62.4% |
$2.32/vote |
Vote 37.6% |
$2.76/vote | |
| Independent backing: $0 | Independent backing: $0 | |||
Where Did the Money Come From?
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Top identifiable interests
contributing to Decker (1/1/95-12/31/98) |
Decker’s Committee Assignments
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Health Professionals $7,120 Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $3,095 Labor $2,880 Manufacturing & Distributing $2,475 Construction$1,915 |
1999/2000: Finance; Labor; Joint Finance; Rural Economic Board; Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions (Chair).
1997/98:JointFinance (Vice-chair); Labor, Transportation & Financial Institutions; Utility Regulation; Rural Economic Development Board; Transporation Projects Commission; Council on Child Labor. |
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Interest Group Ratings 1998
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WI Right to Life 37% WI Pro-Life 20% WI Manufacturers & Commerce 33% |
WI Federation of Teachers 94% AFL-CIO 97% Environmental Decade 100% |
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Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Sen. Decker?
1/1/90 - 12/31/98
| Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount |
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| Charles Chvala & Barbara Worcester | Legislator/Legislative Aide | Madison | $2,735 |
| Arnold & Edna Mae Decker | Salesman Sam | Athens | $1,300 |
| Russell & Kathleen Decker | Legislator/Building Trades Union | Schofield | $1,078 |
| Dennis Brown | Delta Dental | Stevens Point | $1,000 |