Updated: June 1, 2001
Senator Robert Cowles (R) Green Bay
Senate District 2
2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Senator Cowles was first elected to the Assembly in 1982 and to the Senate an April 1987 special election. * He was unopposed in both the primary and the general election. * WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Cowles. | Cowles | Unopposed | ||
| Raised $20,871 | Spent $15,283 | Raised $0 | Spent $0 | |
| Vote: 99.6% | $0.28/vote | Vote: 0.4% | $0/vote | |
| Independent backing: $716 | Independent backing: $0 | |||
Cowles’ Committee Assignments | ||||
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2001-2002: Review of Administrative Rules; Joint Review of Administrative Rules; Environmental Resources; Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affiars. 1999-2000: Finance; Joint Finance; Joint Survey on Tax Exemptions. | ||||
Where Did the Money Come From?
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*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.
Who are the top contributors to Senator Cowles?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, JM | Green Bay, WI | Associated Kellogg Bank (Retired) | $750 |
| Kaufman, Joe & Jane | Combined Locks, WI | US Oil Co | $650 |
| Foster, W James | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Eye Clinic | $650 |
| Kress Family | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Packaging | $600 |
| Hilgenberg, Terry | Shawano, WI | Coldwell Banker Hilgenberg | $600 |
| Schmidt, Thomas & Mary | Appleton, WI | US Oil Co | $550 |
| Murray, E Joe | Madison, WI | Wisconsin Realtors Association | $500 |
| Hovde, Donald | McLean, VA | Hovde Financial | $500 |
| Essie, Mara | Madison, WI | CUNA | $500 |
| Allen, Bernard | Hawthorne Woods, IL | Fort James Corp | $500 |
