Campaign 2002 Profile Friske

Updated: July 1, 2003

Rep. Donald Friske (R) Merrill

Assembly District 35

2002 Election Notes and Background	2002 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Friske was first elected in 2000. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. * WI Right to Life PAC ($183) made independent expenditures benefiting Friske.	Friske		Frederick
	Raised $49,557	Spent $36,962	Raised $9,682	Spent $9,682
	Vote: 66.4%	$2.99/vote	Vote: 33.5%	$1.56/vote
	Independent backing: $183		Independent backing: $0
Friske’s Committee Assignments
2003-2004: Criminal Justice (Vice Chair); Energy and Utilities; Family Law; Forestry (Chair); Improving Wisconsin’s Fiscal Management (Co-Chair); Transportation. 2001-2002: Corrections and the Courts; Energy and Utilities (Vice Chair); Family Law; Rural Affairs and Forestry (Vice Chair); Small Business and Consumer Affairs; Tourism and Recreation.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash-on-hand 1/1/01	$1,497
Self	$0
Under $100	$12,772
$100 or more	$27,613
PACS & Parties	$9,172
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 Rep. Friske?
1/1/00 - 12/31/02

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Volkert, Richard & Nancy	Coloma, WI	Mueller Pipeline	$2,340.00
Nickel, Ted & Dieter	Merrill, WI	Church Mutual Insurance	$1,300.00
Hunter, Michael & Jane	Antigo, WI	Volm Bag Co	$1,200.00
Kohler, Terry & Mary	Sheboygan, WI	Windway Capital	$1,000.00
Orr, San Jr	Wausau, WI	Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp	$1,000.00
Stauske, Todd & Lynn	West Bend, WI	Davco	$1,000.00
Schoone, Buss & Ruby	Tomahawk, WI	Sacred Heart St Mary’s Hospital	$995.00
Friske, Donald & Elizabeth	Merrill, WI	Legislator/Langlade Memorial Hospital	$719.00
Nelson, Paul & Theresa	Tomahawk, WI	Nelson’s Supermarket	$700.00
Petrowski, Jerry & Amy	Marathon, WI	Legislator	$672.00