Campaign 2002 Profile Stepp

Updated: July 11, 2003

Senator Cathy Stepp (R) Sturtevant

Senate District 21

2002 Election Notes and Background	2002 Campaign Finance Summary
Senator Stepp was first elected in 2002. She won a two way primary and faced a Democratic incumbent in the general election. * WI Builders ($30,000) and WI Right to Life PAC ($296) made independent expenditures benefiting Stepp. Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI ($1,351), Sierra Club of Wisconsin ($3,556), and WI Nurses PAC ($58) made independent expenditures favoring her opponent. *Coalition for America’s Families spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" attacking her opponent.	Stepp		Plache
	Raised $357,872	Spent $349,603	Raised $337,562	Spent $345,615
	Vote: 50.7%	$13.78/vote	Vote: 49.1%	$14.05/vote
	Independent backing: $30,296		Independent backing: $4,965
Stepp’s Committee Assignments
2003-2004: Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing (Chair); Education, Ethics and Elections; Environment and Natural Resources; Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy; State Supported Programs and Advisory; Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. 2001-2002: Not yet elected.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash-on-hand 1/1/99	$0
Self	$25,120
Under $100	$18,152
$100 or more	$293,592
PACS & Parties	$21,008
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 Stepp?
1/1/02 - 12/31/02

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Stepp, Cathy	Sturtevant, WI	Legislator/First Stepp Builders	$25,120.00
Ziegler Family	West Bend, WI	BC Ziegler Co/Ziegler-Limbach Inc	$4,000.00
Radtke, Thomas & Muriel	Winneconne, WI	Bob Radtke Inc	$2,250.00
Dade, Kenneth & Karen	South Beloit, IL	KD Enterprises	$2,000.00
Davies, David & David Jr	Racine, WI	DW Davies & Co	$2,000.00
Jansson, Peter & Karen	Racine, WI	Jansson, Shupe & Munger	$2,000.00
Kohler, Terry & Mary	Sheboygan, WI	Windway Capital	$2,000.00
Namowicz, Steve & Tom	Racine, WI	Warren Industries	$2,000.00
Obernberger, David & Bonnie	Racine, WI	Creative Insurance Planning	$2,000.00
Perez, William & Catherine	Racine, WI	Johnson Wax/St Katharine High School	$2,000.00
Reynolds, Jim & Ellie	Racine, WI	Cast Tools	$2,000.00
Styza, Bryce & Stephen	Waukesha, WI	Harmony Homes	$2,000.00
Walker, Bill & Mary	Racine, WI	Walker Forge	$2,000.00
Wendt, Kenneth & Patricia	Land O'Lakes, WI	Windway Capital	$2,000.00
Young, Fred & Sandra	Racine, WI	Retired/Writer	$2,000.00