Press Release 1997-99 - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Buy a House?

Realtors Show Political Savvy with Contributions/Lobbying

April 13, 1998

Madison - Wisconsin’s real estate industry spent at least $1.4 million on campaign contributions and lobbying since 1993 to push proposals that often favor realtors and developers at the expense of home buyers, and conflict with environmental protection, the non-partisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign reported.

Incumbent War Chests Bulge to $4.4 Million

Sykora puts in $100,00 of own money

February 10, 1998

Madison - Who says members of the legislature weren’t busy last fall?

State Candidates Dug Deep Into Own Pockets to Run

Personal spending a bad investment and drives up cost of campaigns

February 7, 1997

Madison - The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign today released figures detailing the huge amounts of money candidates sank into their own races for state office in the 1996 campaigns. "Sank" is the operative word as eight of the 12 largest self-contributors lost their bid for office.(See table below.)