Updated: January 27, 2014
Senate District 12Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Profile Index
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Senator Tiffany was first elected to the Assembly in 2010 and to the Senate in 2012. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Demoratic and Independent opposition in the general election. Corn PAC ($395) made independent expenditures favoring Senator Tiffany. Workers' Voice ($203) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (estimated $100,000) spent undisclosed sums on "issue ads" supporting Senator Tiffany. |
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2012 Campaign Finance Summary
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Tiffany Raised: $260,884 - Spent: $250,476 Vote: 56.2% - Cost/Vote: $4.89 Disclosed Independent Spending: $395 Estimated "Issue Ad" Spending: $100,000 |
Sommer Raised: $45,682 - Spent: $49,996 Vote: 40.5% - Cost/Vote: $1.36 Disclosed Independent Spending: $203 Estimated "Issue Ad" Spending: $0 |
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Tiffany’s Committee Assignments
2013-2014: Agriclulture, Small Business and Tourism; Natural Resources; Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining and Revenue (Chair); Joint Review of Administrative Rules; Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions. 2011-2012: Member of the Assembly. |
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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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| $73,729 (33.5%) | $146,654 (66.5%) |
*Includes all contributions from contributors of $100 or more to the candidate in a calendar year.
Excludes any returned and self contributions.
**Elected to the Assembly in 2010.
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/11-12/31/12**
| Interest | Amount |
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| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $29,300.00 |
| Road Construction | $22,050.00 |
| Construction | $18,750.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $17,600.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $17,277.00 |
| Natural Resources | $16,451.75 |
| Banking & Finance | $14,725.00 |
| Health Professionals | $13,750.00 |
| Business | $12,055.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $11,920.00 |
| Agriculture | $11,570.00 |
| Political/Ideological | $9,710.22 |
| Insurance | $8,695.00 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $8,638.86 |
| Energy | $6,915.00 |
| Real Estate | $5,300.00 |
| Transportation | $5,100.00 |
| Unknown | $3,425.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $1,500.00 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $1,500.00 |
| Education | $1,100.00 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $960.00 |
| Labor Unions | $250.00 |
*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.
**Elected to the Assembly in 2010.
| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Pitlik Family | Eagle River, WI | Pitlik & Wick/Pitlik Sand Beach Resort | $13,700 |
| Connor Family | Minneapolis, MN | Nicolet Hardwoods/Nicolet Minerals | $6,400 |
| Klune, Edward & Susan | Merrill, WI | Retired | $6,000 |
| Shannon Family | Milwaukee, WI | Shannon Sales Inc | $5,750 |
| Musson, Timothy & Nadine | Rhinelander, WI | Musson Bros Inc/Dolson Inc | $5,500 |
| Nelson, Paul & Kelly | Tomahawk, WI | Nelson's Supermarket/French's Homestead Veterinary | $5,500 |
| Macintosh, Robert & Betty | Lakewood, WI | Nicolet Plastics/Aspirus Wausau Hospital | $5,365 |
| Walton Family | Bentonville, AR | Walmart Stores | $5,300 |
| Solberg, Trygve & Tula | Minocqua, WI | Trig's | $5,200 |
| Knox Family | Cambridge, WI | WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers | $5,080 |
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