Campaign 2002 Profile Bies

Updated: July 1, 2003

Rep. Garey D. Bies (R) Sister Bay Rep. Gary Bies

Assembly District 1

2002 Election Notes and Background	2002 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Bies was first elected in 2000. * He won a two way primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. *Volunteers for Agriculture ($2,658) and WI Right to Life PAC ($205) made independent expenditures benefiting Bies.	Bies		Hermann
	Raised $48,851	Spent $33,973	Raised $12,201	Spent $12,202
	Vote: 65.6%	$2.54/vote	Vote: 34.4%	$1.74/vote
	Independent backing: $2,863		Independent backing: $0
Bies’ Committee Assignments
2003-2004: Corrections and the Courts (Chair); Highway Safety (Vice-Chair); Natural Resources; Tourism (Vice-Chair); Veterans and Military Affairs. 2001-2002: Agriculture; Children and Families; Criminal Justice; Highway Safety; State Affairs; Tourism and Recreation.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash-on-hand 1/1/01	$6,747
Self	$0
Under $100	$13,996
$100 or more	$27,947
PACS & Parties	$6,882
Other Income	$27
WECF*	$0
*voluntary spending limit system.

*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.

Who are the top contributors to Rep. Bies?
1/1/00 - 12/31/02

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Bies, Gary	Sister Bay, WI	Legislator	$7,592.00
Baudhuin, Richard & Joan	Sturgeon Bay, WI	Bear hunter	$1,150.00
Calkins, William & Priscilla	Ephraim, WI	WD Management	$1,100.00
Anderson, Roger & Sandy	Sturgeon Bay, WI	Sturgeon Bay Metal Products	$1,000.00
Blazer, Judith E	Ellison Bay, WI	Retired	$1,000.00
Edison, Howard W	Highland Park, IL	Partnership Concepts Realty Management	$1,000.00
Johnson, Al & Lars	Sister Bay, WI	Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant	$1,000.00
Peterson, Ellsworth & Carla	Sturgeon Bay, WI	Peterson Boats Inc/Door Travel	$1,000.00
Culp, Peter & Laurel A	Sister Bay, WI	Nordic Lodge	$950.00
Cape, Christopher & William	Racine, WI	James Cape & Sons Co	$900.00