2021 Special Election Profile - William Penterman

Representative William Penterman (R) ColumbusPicture: Representative William PentermanAssembly District 37

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2021 Special Election Notes and Background

Representative Penterman was first elected in a July 2021 special election.

He won an eight-way primary and faced Democratic and Independent opposition in the election.

Americans for Prosperity IE Committee ($22,563), Wisconsin Family Action, Inc. - 1.91 Account ($3) and Wisconsin Family Action PAC ($41) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Penterman. Wisconsin Family Action, Inc. - 1.91 Account ($10) also supported four of his opponents in the Republican primary.

2021 Special Election Campaign Finance Summary
Penterman
Raised: $58,975 - Spent: $53,604
Vote: 54.1% - Cost/Vote: $14.32
Disclosed Independent Backing: $22,607
Adams*
Raised: $5,328 - Spent: $2,932
Vote: 44.3% - Cost/Vote: $0.96
Disclosed Independent Backing: $0
*Campaign finance information is incomplete. Post-election report, covering the last two weeks before the election, was not on file with the State Ethics Commission as of this posting.
Penterman’s Committee Assignments

2021-2022: Constitution and Ethics; Education; Housing and Real Estate; Veterans and Military Affairs.

2019-2020: Not yet elected.

 
Where did the money come from?*
Pie Chart: Money Sources
Cash on hand 1/1/21** $0
Self $4,341
Under $100 $2,315
$100 or more $8,635
PACs & Parties $43,684
Other Income $0

*All figures represent candidate income before any returns.
**Beginning of candidate's election cycle.

 
Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/21-8/4/21**
In-DistrictOut-District
$1,910 (22.1%) $$6,725 (77.9%)

*Includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.

Self contributions are excluded.

Returned contributions are excluded at our discretion.

**Dates coincide with candidate's election cycle.

 
Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/21-8/4/21**
InterestAmount
Political/Ideological $42,696.00
Manufacturing & Distributing $1,988.00
Unknown $1,350.00
Real Estate $1,200.00
Agriculture $1,000.00
Construction $1,000.00
Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners $760.00
Civil servant/public employee $675.00
Health Services/Institutions $500.00
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $500.00
Education $200.00
Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists $200.00
Health Professionals $150.00
Banking & Finance $100.00

*Individual contributions includes all contributions
from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate
in a calendar year.

Committee contributions of any amount are included.

Self contributions are excluded.

Returned contributions are excluded at our discretion.

**Dates coincide with candidate's election cycle.

 
Top Contributors
2021-2021*
Contributor(s)CityBusinessAmount
Penterman, William L Columbus, WI Candidate/Legislative aide $4,341
Hilker, Mary Menasha, WI Printron $1,000
Zachow, Heidi & Randy Grafton, WI Wright's Brown Deer Animal Hospital/Wm A Zachow & Sons $1,000
Coenen, Christopher Appleton, WI Van Abel's of Hollandtown $500
Rohrkaste, Mike Neenah, WI Fox Valley Memory Project $500
Wozniczka, Benjamin Appleton, WI Meat Block $500
Zander, Bruce Fall River, WI BRZ Construction Management $500
Schultz, Jeffrey Madison, WI Legislative aide $312
Magnafici, Gae Dresser, WI Legislator $250
Penterman, Angela Cedarburg, WI Hayes Performance Systems $238

*Through August 4, 2021.

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