Wisconsin State Supreme CourtElection Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Financial Summary
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Justice Pat Roggensack was first elected to the Supreme Court in 2003. She was reelected in 2013 after surviving a three-way primary and defeating challenger Ed Fallone in the general election. Dennis Gasper ($2,298), Fox Valley Initiative ($1,750), FoXCAN ($170), Volunteers for Agriculture ($10,062), Wisconsin Family Action Inc. - 1.91 Account ($15,341), Wisconsin REALTORS Political Fund - 1.91 Account ($206,648), Wisconsin Recall Action Fund ($14,000), Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($1,110) and Wisconsin Right to Life O.M.I.D. ($2,974) made independent expenditures favoring Justice Roggensack. Grassroots North Shore ($30), MTI Voters ($4,449), Supermarket Legends ($157), Trial Lawyers for Fallone ($2,897), Voces de la Frontera Action Committee ($6,124), We Are Milwaukee PAC ($3,265), We Are Wisconsin Political Fund ($79,121) and WEAC PAC ($357) made independent expenditures supporting her opponent. Club for Growth Wisconsin (estimated $350,000) and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (estimated $500,000) spent undisclosed sums on "issue ads" in support of Justice Roggensack. |
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2013 Campaign Finance Summary
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Roggensack Raised: $693,121 - Spent: $652,318 Vote: 57.5% - Cost/Vote: $1.33 Disclosed independent spending: $254,352 Estimated issue ad spending: $850,000 |
Fallone Raised: $401,557 - Spent: $394,481 Vote: 42.5% - Cost/Vote: $1.09 Disclosed independent spending: $96,401 Estimated issue ad spending: $0 |
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*All figures represent candidate income before any returns. |
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Individuals and Committees*
7/1/11-6/30/13
| Interest | Amount |
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| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $81,531.00 |
| Political/Ideological | $79,559.09 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $55,950.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $55,105.00 |
| Business | $39,333.72 |
| Construction | $38,753.00 |
| Health Professionals | $34,620.00 |
| Banking & Finance | $32,636.95 |
| Real Estate | $23,385.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $19,915.00 |
| Agriculture | $17,065.00 |
| Unknown | $16,235.00 |
| Natural Resources | $12,900.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $10,500.00 |
| Insurance | $9,758.00 |
| Transportation | $8,110.00 |
| Education | $4,870.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $4,675.00 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $4,100.00 |
| Energy | $3,565.00 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $2,450.00 |
| Road Construction | $1,380.00 |
| Labor Unions | $1,000.00 |
| Defense | $200.00 |
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*Individual contributions includes all contributions Any returned and self contributions are excluded. |
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| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Roggensack, Patience & George | Madison, WI | Wisconsin Supreme Court/Physician | $350,562 |
| Roggensack, Matthew & Rebecca | Milwaukee, WI | Dental Health Associates/Attorney | $37,000 |
| De Vos, Dick & Betsy | Grand Rapids, MI | Alticor/Windquest | $22,000 |
| Donley, Brian & Elizabeth | Madison, WI | Mendota Financial Group/Stemina Biomaker Discovery Inc | $21,775 |
| Markos, Dennis & Carol Bluhm-Markos | Madison, WI | Sound Devices LLC/Carol Bluhm & Associates Interiors Inc | $19,874 |
| Brostrom, Ellen & Lane | Manhattan Beach, CA | Judge/Hughes Aircraft | $14,706 |
| Mitchell, George & Susan | Whitefish Bay, WI | School Choice Wisconsin | $13,300 |
| Hupy, Michael | Milwaukee, WI | Hupy & Abraham | $10,000 |
| Walton Family | Jackson, WY | Walmart Stores | $9,650 |
| James, Virginia | Lambertville, NJ | School choice | $8,250 |
Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Financial Summary