2004 Campaign Finance Profile - Debi Towns - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Updated: July 19, 2005

Rep. Debi Towns (R) Janesville Picture: Rep. Debi Towns

Assembly District 43

2004 Election Notes and Background Rep. Towns was first elected in 2002. She was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. Volunteers for Agriculture ($77) made independent expenditures favoring Rep. Towns. Wisconsin Right to Life spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" in support of Rep. Towns.
2004 Campaign Finance Summary
Towns Raised: $70,549 - Spent: $70,274 Vote: 55.4% - Cost/Vote: $4.40 Independent Backing: $77	McIntyre Raised: $8,350 - Spent: $9,097 Vote: 44.4% - Cost/Vote: $0.71 Independent Backing: $0
Towns’ Committee Assignments 2005-2006: Agriculture; Colleges and Universities; Education (Chair); Education Reform. 2003-2004: Agriculture; Colleges and Universities; Education (Vice-Chair); Education Reform; Financial Institutions.

Where did the money come from?*

Cash on hand 1/1/03	$6,170
Self	$108
Under $100	$13,176
$100 or more	$46,821
PACs & Parties	$10,445
Other Income	$0
WECF*	$0
*voluntary spending limit system.

Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/03-12/31/04

In-District	Out-District
$15,376 (33.1%)	$31,095 (66.9%)
*Excludes returned and self contributions.

Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/03-12/31/04

Interest	Amount
Banking & Finance	$7,225
Construction	$6,827
Health Professionals	$5,075
Political/Ideological	$3,945
Agriculture	$3,539
Manufacturing & Distributing	$3,450
Business	$3,345
Insurance	$3,200
Real Estate	$2,575
Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners	$2,510
Health Services/Institutions	$1,875
Education	$1,800
Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists	$1,800
Natural Resources	$1,750
Unknown	$1,500
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment	$1,450
Energy	$1,300
Civil servant/public employee	$1,200
Road Construction	$1,150
Transportation	$500
Telecommunications & Computers	$200
Labor Unions	$100
Non-Profit/Social Services	$100
*Excludes returned and self contributions.

Top Contributors
2002-2004

Contributor(s)	City	Business	Amount
Cullen Family	Janesville, WI	JP Cullen & Sons	$4,120
Towns Family	Janesville, WI	Legislator/Towns Farms Inc	$3,076
Hendricks, Kenneth & Diane	Janesville, WI	ABC Supply Co	$2,097
Kennedy Family	Janesville, WI	Rock Road Companies	$1,800
Bechthold Family	Delafield, WI	Zenith Tech	$1,500
Knox, William & Carol Ward	Fort Atkinson, WI	WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers	$1,395
Devos, Dick & Betsy	Grand Rapids , MI	Alticor/Windquest	$1,300
Kachel Family	Whitewater, WI	Wisconsin Dairy Supply/Commercial Bank of Whitewater	$1,300
Roethe Family	Edgerton, WI	Roethe, Krohn, et al/Librarian	$1,075