Updated: June 1, 2001
Rep. Rick Skindrud (R) Mount Horeb
State Assembly District 79
State Assembly District 792000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Rep. Skindrud was first elected in a June 1993 special election. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic and an Independent challenger in the general election. * Building a Better WI ($4,209), NRA Political Victory Fund ($1,816) and Volunteers for Agriculture ($10,668) made independent expenditures benefiting Skindrud. Planned Parenthood Advocates ($882) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. | Skindrud | Pope-Roberts | ||
| Raised $90,431 | Spent $90,764 | Raised $55,385 | Spent $55,242 | |
| Vote: 55.8% | $4.90/vote | Vote: 41.5% | $4.01vote | |
| Independent backing: $16,693 | Independent backing: $882 | |||
Skindrud’s Committee Assignments | ||||
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2001-2002: Corrections and the Courts; Small Business and Consumer Affairs; State Affairs (Chair); Council on Tourism; Tourism and Recreation. 1999-2000: Consumer Affairs (Vice-Chair); Insurance; State Affairs (Chair); Council on Tourism; Tourism and Recreation; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program. | ||||
Where Did the Money Come From?
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*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions..
Who are the top contributors to Rep. Skindrud?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buglass Family | Deerfield, WI | Payne & Dolan | $3,200 |
| Heller, James K & Avis | Milwaukee, WI | Data Exchange Corp | $2,495 |
| Kohler, Terry & Mary | Sheboygan, WI | Windway Capital | $2,490 |
| Barry, William & Suzanne | Brookfield, WI | Speed Systems Inc | $2,490 |
| Dohm, Tom & Nancy | Madison, WI | Wisconsin Independent Business Inc | $2,425 |
| Cullen Family | Janesville, WI | JP Cullen & Sons | $2,125 |
| Smith, Shawn & Christina | Madison, WI | Elite Patrol Service & Investigations | $1,981 |
| Prange, Phillip | Madison, WI | Governor Thompson Committee | $1,950 |
| Lenzlinger, Hans & Victoria | New Glarus, WI | New Glarus Hotel | $1,804 |
| Metcalfe Family | Monona, WI | Metcalfe Sentry Foods | $1,750 |