Updated: January 27, 2014
Senate District 2Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Profile Index
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Senator Cowles was first elected to the Assembly in 1982, to the Senate in an April 1987 special election and reelected in an August 2011 recall election. He was unopposed in the primary and general election. |
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2012 Campaign Finance Summary
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Cowles Raised: $14,915 - Spent: $12,226 Vote: 98.5% - Cost/Vote: $0.19 Independent Backing: $0 |
No Opponent Raised: $0 - Spent: $0 Vote: 1.5% - Cost/Vote: $0.19 Independent Backing: $0 |
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Cowles’ Committee Assignments
2013-2014: Energy, Consumer Protection and Government Reform (Chair); State and Federal Relations; Transportation, Public Safety and Veterans and Military Affairs; Joint Information Policy and Technology; Joint Legislative Audit (Co-chair); Transportation Projects Commission. 2011-2012: Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection (Chair); Workforce Development, Small Business and Tourism; Mining Jobs (September 2011-February 2012); Joint Legislative Audit (Co-chair); Joint Information Policy and Technology; Information Technology Management Board; Special Committee on Domestic Biofuels; Special Committee on Single-Use Plastics. |
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*All figures represent candidate income before any returns. |
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9/1/11-12/31/12**
| In-District | Out-District |
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| $5,385 (45.7%) | $6,400 (54.3%) |
*Includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.
Excludes any returned and self contributions.
**Faced an August 2011 recall election.
Individuals and Committees*
9/1/11-12/31/12**
| Interest | Amount |
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| Health Professionals | $3,400.00 |
| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $3,000.00 |
| Insurance | $1,200.00 |
| Construction | $1,000.00 |
| Real Estate | $850.00 |
| Business | $700.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $535.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $500.00 |
| Natural Resources | $500.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $400.00 |
| Transportation | $300.00 |
| Agriculture | $100.00 |
| Banking & Finance | $100.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $100.00 |
| Education | $100.00 |
*Individual contributions includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.
Committee contributions of any amount are included. Any returned and self contributions are excluded.
**Faced an August 2011 recall election.
| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Kress Family | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Packaging | $4,100 |
| Dahlin, Bernard | Green Bay, WI | Nichols Paper Co | $2,100 |
| Gentine, Louis & Michele | Elkhart Lake, WI | Sargento Inc | $2,000 |
| Grohne, Dave & Margaret | Wilmington, IL | Independence Tube Corp | $2,000 |
| Hillis, Robert | Milwaukee, WI | Direct Supply Inc | $2,000 |
| Lucier, Larry & Jeanne | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Seven-Up Bottling Co | $2,000 |
| Rauscher, Paul & Linda | De Pere, WI | EMT International | $2,000 |
| Wachowski, Scott | Two Rivers, WI | Scotts Vending Inc | $2,000 |
| Betz, Mark | De Pere, WI | Retired | $1,750 |
| Macco, Harry | De Pere, WI | Hillcrest Properties Ltd | $1,550 |
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