Campaign 2002 Profile Towns

Updated: July 11, 2003

Rep. Debi Towns (R) Janesville

Assembly District 43

2002 Election Notes and Background	2002 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Towns was first elected in 2002. * She won a four way primary and faced Democratic and Green party opposition in the general election. * Realtors PAC ($4,240), Volunteers for Agriculture ($10,888), WI Builders ($170), and WI Right to Life PAC ($296) made independent expenditures benefiting Towns. WI Nurses PAC ($38) made independent expenditures favoring her opponent.	Towns		Lowrie
	Raised $109,028	Spent $102,858	Raised $55,745	Spent $53,969
	Vote: 51.0%	$11.03/vote	Vote: 45.1%	$6.54/vote
	Independent backing: $15,596		Independent backing: $38
Towns’ Committee Assignments
2003-2004: Agriculture; Colleges and Universities; Education (Vice Chair); Education Reform; Financial Institutions. 2001-2002: Not yet elected.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash-on-hand 1/1/01	$0
Self	$2,679
Under $100	$9,317
$100 or more	$85,982
PACS & Parties	$10,594
Other Income	$456
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. Towns?
1/1/02 - 12/31/02

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Towns, Debi & Caroline	Janesville, WI	Legislator/WI Dept of Public Instruction	$2,778.83
Bechthold Family	Delafield, WI	Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech	$1,500.00
Cullen Family	Janesville, WI	JP Cullen & Sons	$1,320.00
Hendricks, Kenneth & Diane	Janesville, WI	ABC Supply Co	$1,100.00
Ahern, John & Tripp	Fond du Lac, WI	JF Ahern Co	$1,000.00
Bryant, Anthony	Waukesha, WI	Century Fence Co	$1,000.00
Devos, Dick & Betsy	Grand Rapids, MI	Alticor/Windquest	$1,000.00
Gelatt, Philip & Daniel Jr	La Crosse, WI	Northern Engraving Corp/Northern Micrographics	$1,000.00
Malone, Terrance & Paula	Whitewater, WI	DLK Enterprises	$1,000.00
Knox, William & Carol Ward	Fort Atkinson, WI	WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers	$900.00