2020 Campaign Finance Profile - Joel Kitchens

Representative Joel Kitchens (R) Sturgeon BayPicture: Representative Joel KitchensAssembly District 1

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2020 Election Notes and Background

Representative Kitchens was first elected in 2014.

He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election.

Volunteers for Agriculture ($9,965) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Kitchens.

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund ($316) and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Inc. ($7,680) supported his opponent.

2020 Campaign Finance Summary
Kitchens
Raised: $141,463 - Spent: $133,586
Vote: 61.8% - Cost/Vote: $5.70
Disclosed Independent Backing: $9,965
Delorit Jensen
Raised: $42,724 - Spent: $44,090
Vote: 38.1% - Cost/Vote: $3.05
Disclosed Independent Backing: $7,996
Kitchens’s Committee Assignments

2021-2022: Agriculture; Education (Vice-Chair); Environment (Chair); Housing and Real Estate; Tourism.

2019-2020: Agriculture; Education (Vice-Chair); Environment (Chair); Financial Institutions; Tourism; Speaker's Task Force on Water Quality.

 
Where did the money come from?*
Pie Chart: Money Sources
Cash on hand 1/1/19** $47,537
Self $0
Under $100 $4,452
$100 or more $78,590
PACs & Parties $58,421
Other Income $0

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

 
Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/19-12/31/20**
In-DistrictOut-District
$46,445 (59.7%) $31,295 (40.3%)

*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*
1/1/19-12/31/20**
InterestAmount
Political/Ideological $46,921.14
Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners $15,449.00
Manufacturing & Distributing $11,700.29
Health Professionals $6,900.00
Banking & Finance $6,835.60
Agriculture $6,775.00
Construction $5,950.00
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $5,725.00
Road Construction $4,100.00
Insurance $3,950.00
Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists $3,750.00
Business $3,450.00
Real Estate $3,075.00
Health Services/Institutions $2,450.00
Natural Resources $2,380.00
Civil servant/public employee $1,800.00
Energy $1,750.00
Education $1,000.00
Transportation $900.00
Telecommunications & Computers $650.00
Unknown $650.00

*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
2014-2020
Contributor(s)CityBusinessAmount
Kitchens, Joel Coulombe Sturgeon Bay, WI Legislator $21,000
Alberts, John & Polly Brussels, WI Alberts Plastering $6,000
Paulsen, Eric & Dee Sturgeon Bay, WI Door County Eye Associates $5,100
Atwell, Robert & Sally Sturgeon Bay, WI Nicolet National Bank $4,500
Davis, Dwight & Linda Sister Bay, WI Greenheck Fan $4,200
Zaug-Casey Family Sister Bay, WI Country House Resort $3,500
Asher, John & Sandra Sturgeon Bay, WI Roen Salvage $3,350
Clumpner, Jon Michael & Rina Sturgeon Bay, WI Nova Molecular Technologies Inc $3,350
Bechthold Family Mequon, WI Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech $3,000
Georgia, Paul Sturgeon Bay, WI Paul Georgia, CPA, SC $3,000

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