Updated: January 27, 2014
Assembly District 61Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Profile Index
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Representative Kerkman was first elected to the Assembly in 2000. She was unopposed in the primary and faced Democratic opposition in the general election. Her Democratic opponent was a fellow incumbent who had been displaced by redistricting. |
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2012 Campaign Finance Summary
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Kerkman Raised: $59,468 - Spent: $42,859 Vote: 55.7% - Cost/Vote: $2.58 Independent Backing: $0 |
Steinbrink Raised: $28,387 - Spent: $32,817 Vote: 44.3% - Cost/Vote: $2.49 Independent Backing: $0 |
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Kerkman’s Committee Assignments
2013-2014: Audit (Chair); Children and Families; Judiciary; Ways and Means; Joint Legislative Audit; Special Committee on Permanency for Young Children in the Child Welfare System (Chair). 2011-2012: Financial Institutions; Judiciary and Ethics; Ways and Means (Chair); Audit (Chair); Joint Legislative Audit (Co-chair); Special Committee on Emergency Management and Continuity of Government; Special Committee on Municipal Annexation; Continuity of Legislative Operations. |
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*All figures represent candidate income before any returns. |
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1/1/11-12/31/12
| In-District | Out-District |
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| $6,025 (16.9%) | $29,669 (83.1%) |
*Includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.
Excludes any returned and self contributions.
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/11-12/31/12
| Interest | Amount |
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| Health Professionals | $6,650.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $4,800.00 |
| Political/Ideological | $4,200.00 |
| Business | $4,100.29 |
| Banking & Finance | $3,900.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $3,000.00 |
| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $2,834.00 |
| Construction | $2,800.00 |
| Insurance | $1,775.00 |
| Unknown | $1,700.00 |
| Road Construction | $1,600.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $1,600.00 |
| Education | $1,200.00 |
| Energy | $1,100.00 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $935.00 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $800.00 |
| Transportation | $750.00 |
| Real Estate | $700.00 |
| Agriculture | $600.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $450.00 |
| Labor Unions | $350.00 |
| Natural Resources | $350.00 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $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.
| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Gardiner, Merle & Susanne | Bristol, WI | Trans-Chemco Inc | $2,850 |
| Swoboda, Robert & Lenore | Burlington, WI | Great Lakes Radiology | $2,500 |
| Bonifas, Robert | Aurora, IL | Alarm Detection Systems | $2,150 |
| Porter, Cloyd & Joan | Burlington, WI | Legislator, Retired/Courtyard Cabinetry | $1,732 |
| Mangold Family | Burlington, WI | Mangold Insurance Inc | $1,708 |
| Fait, Robert & Judith | Burlington, WI | Family Vision & Contact Lens | $1,700 |
| Staryzk-Kerkman Family | Powers Lake, WI | Legislator/Country Home Center | $1,700 |
| Nieth, Carl & Alice | West Allis, WI | Retired | $1,650 |
| Boldt, John | Bristol, WI | Clark Dietz Inc | $1,550 |
| Cape, Christopher | Racine, WI | James Cape & Sons Co | $1,300 |
| Daniels, Daniel & Donald | Union Grove, WI | Daniels Chiropractic | $1,300 |
| Heilgest, Gisela | Twin Lakes, WI | Alma Construction | $1,300 |
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