Campaign 2000 Profile Darling

Updated: June 1, 2001

Senator Alberta Darling (R) River Hills

Senate District 8

2000 Election Notes and Background:	2000 Campaign Finance Summary
Senator Darling was first elected to the the Assembly in a May 1990 special election and to the Senate in 1992. She was opposed in the general election. *WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures benefitting Darling.	Darling		Johann
	Raised $251,390	Spent $165,018	Raised $17,772	Spent $15,986
	Vote: 65.9 %	$2.89/vote	Vote: 34.0%	$0.54/vote
	Independent backing: $75		Independent backing: $0
Darling’s Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Education; Finance; Joint Finance; Joint Legislative Council; Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council. 1999-2000: Administrative Rules Review; Education; Judiciary and Consumer Affairs; Joint Administrative Rules Review; Joint Information Policy.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/97	$1,995
From Self	$0
Less than $100	$27,896
$100 or more	$201,650
PAC & Party	$15,390
Other Income	$6,454
WECF*	$0
*voluntary spending limit system.

*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.

Who are the top contributors to Senator Darling?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Baumgartner, Donald W & Donna	Milwaukee, WI	Paper Converting Machine Co	$5,000
Taylor, Don L & Carol	Waukesha, WI	Waukesha State Bank	$4,000
Kubly, Michael & Billie	Mequon, WI	Physician	$3,500
Uihlein, Julie & David Jr	River Hills, WI	Medical College of Wisconsin/Uihlein Architects	$3,250
Fitzsimonds, Roger L & Leona	River Hills, WI	Firstar Bank	$3,150
Stein, Jack & Joan	River Hills, WI	Stein Garden & Gifts	$2,950
Darling, Ronald & Jane	Sussex, WI	Physician	$2,600
Marcus, Ben & Stephen	Milwaukee, WI	Marcus Corp	$2,550
Wigdale, James B & Elizabeth	Whitefish Bay, WI	M&I Bank	$2,500
Reilly, William V & Elizabeth S	Fox Point, WI	Reilly-Joseph Co/Federated Realty Group	$2,500
Heller, James & Avis	River Hills, WI	Data Exchange Corp	$2,500