Campaign 2002 Profile Brown

Updated: July 14, 2003

Senator Ron Brown (R) Eau Claire

Senate District 31

2002 Election Notes and Background	2002 Campaign Finance Summary
* Senator Brown was first elected in 2002. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic incumbent in the general election. * WI Right to Life PAC ($243) made independent expenditures benefiting Brown. WI Nurses PAC ($84) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. *Coalition to Keep America working spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" attacking Brown’s opponent.	Brown		Moen
	Raised $239,639	Spent $238,953	Raised $170,167	Spent $176,930
	Vote: 50.4%	$8.72/vote	Vote: 49.4%	$6.59/vote
	Independent backing: $243		Independent backing: $84
Brown’s Committee Assignments
2003-2004: Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance; Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing; Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care; Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform (Chair); Rural Economic Development Board. 2001-2002: Not yet elected.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash-on-hand 1/1/99	$0
Self	$8,529
Under $100	$12,643
$100 or more	$196,133
PACS & Parties	$22,334
Other Income	$0
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 Senator Brown?
1/1/02 - 12/31/02

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Brown, Ron	Eau Claire, WI	Legislator/Pine Cone Manor	$8,529.00
Barry, William E & Suzanne	Brookfield, WI	Speed Systems Inc	$2,000.00
Frelk, Calvin & Arlene	Merrillan, WI	Northern Christmas Trees & Nursery	$2,000.00
Kern, Robert & Patricia	Waukesha, WI	Generac Corp	$2,000.00
Kohler, Terry & Mary	Sheboygan, WI	Windway Capital	$2,000.00
Nelson, Grant & Carol	Prescott, WI	Retired	$2,000.00
Uihlein, Phillip & Richard	Milwaukee, WI	U-Line Corp	$2,000.00
Wendt, Kenneth & Patricia	Watersmeet, MI	Windway Capital	$2,000.00
Frautschi, John J	Madison, WI	Webcrafters Inc	$1,500.00
Gelatt, Philip & Daniel Jr	La Crosse, WI	Northern Engraving Corp/Northern Micrographics	$1,500.00
Radtke, Thomas & Muriel	Winneconne, WI	Bob Radtke Inc	$1,500.00
Wieser, Mary	Maiden Rock, WI	Wieser Concrete Co	$1,500.00