Updated: January 27, 2014
Senate District 10Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Profile Index
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Senator Harsdorf was first elected to the Assembly in 1988, elected to the Senate in 2000 after a two year retirement and reelected in an August 2011 recall election. She was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. |
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2012 Campaign Finance Summary
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Harsdorf Raised: $111,669 - Spent: $130,247 Vote: 59.2% - Cost/Vote: $2.51 Independent Backing: $0 |
Olson Raised: $8,479 - Spent: $6,681 Vote: 40.7% - Cost/Vote: $0.19 Independent Backing: $0 |
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Harsdorf’s Committee Assignments
2013-2014: Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism; Energy, Consumer Protection and Government Reform; Finance; Universities and Technical Colleges (Chair); Finance; Joint Information Policy and Technology (Co-chair); Midwestern Higher Education Council. 2011-2012: Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education; Finance; State and Federal Relations and Information Technology (Chair); Joint Finance; Joint Information Policy and Technology (Co-chair); Special Committee on Nanotechnology (Chair). |
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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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| $48,862 (64.9%) | $26,385 (35.1%) |
*Includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.
Excludes any returned and self contributions.
**Faced August 2011 recall election.
Individuals and Committees*
9/1/11-12/31/12**
| Interest | Amount |
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| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $19,150.00 |
| Health Professionals | $7,575.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $6,275.00 |
| Business | $5,925.00 |
| Construction | $5,765.00 |
| Agriculture | $5,625.00 |
| Banking & Finance | $5,010.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $4,800.00 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $4,000.00 |
| Real Estate | $3,631.12 |
| Transportation | $3,485.00 |
| Road Construction | $3,000.00 |
| Energy | $2,825.00 |
| Natural Resources | $2,204.88 |
| Education | $1,935.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,856.12 |
| Unknown | $1,785.00 |
| Insurance | $1,600.00 |
| Labor Unions | $1,500.00 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $1,450.00 |
| Political/Ideological | $1,300.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $350.00 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $200.00 |
*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 August 2011 recall election.
| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Nelson, Grant & Carol | Prescott, WI | Retired | $30,500 |
| Derrick Family | New Richmond, WI | Derrick Construction Co | $10,425 |
| Houle, Helene | St Paul, MN | Retired | $7,250 |
| Knox Family | Fort Atkinson, WI | WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers | $6,580 |
| Rinehart Family | River Falls, WI | Dick's Market | $6,340 |
| Friedlander, William & Sally | Hudson, WI | Retired | $6,175 |
| Schulte Family | Ellsworth, WI | Victory Fireworks | $5,450 |
| LaBelle, William P & Christine | Menomonie, WI | Sawdust City Real Estate | $5,150 |
| Springer, Don | Hudson, WI | Viking Electronics | $4,975 |
| Elefson, Vern & Jean | River Falls, WI | Retired | $4,850 |
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