Updated: September 10, 1999
Rep. Jon Richards (D) Milwaukee
State Assembly District 19
1998 Election Notes and Background |
1998 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Rep. Richards was first elected in 1998. * He won a three way primary and faced Republican and Independent opposition in the general election. | Richards | Lamon | ||
| Raised $28,621 | Spent $28,609 | Raised $9,326 | Spent $5,544 | |
| Vote 69.9% | $2.68/vote | Vote 25.3% | $1.44/vote | |
| Independent backing: $0 | Independent backing: $0 | |||
Where Did the Money Come From?
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Top identifiable interests contributing to Richards (1/1/97-12/31/98) | Richards’ Committee Assignments | |
| Lawyers & Lobbyists $5,850 Labor $3,300 Insurance $1,550 Banking & Finance $1,100 Education $1,100 Political/Ideological* $1,100 *Excludes party and legislative campaign committee contributions. The majority of the sum here came from individuals. |
1999/2000:Colleges & Universities; Conservation & Land Use; Criminal Justice; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program. 1997/98:N/A | |
Interest Group Ratings 1998 | ||
| WI Right to Life N/A WI Pro-Life N/A WI Manufacturers & Commerce N/A | WI Federation of Teachers N/A AFL-CIO N/A Environmental Decade N/A | |
Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Richards?
5/20/98 - 12/31/98
| Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Richards | Adelman & Hynes | Milwaukee | $7,338 |
| John Peterson & Martha Hemwall | Robinson, Peterson et al/Lawrence University | Appleton | $600 |
| Michele Adams | Zeneca Inc. | San Francisco, CA | $500 |
| Elizabeth Adelman | Adelman & Hynes | Mukwonago | $500 |
| Jeffrey Hynes | Adelman & Hynes | Muskego | $500 |
| Timothy Richards | Network of City Business Journals | San Francisco, CA | $500 |
| Iva Richards | Planned Parenthood | Waukesha | $500 |
| Dale Mathwich | American Family Insurance | Madison | $500 |
