Campaign 2000 Profile Friske

Updated: June 1, 2001

Rep. Donald Friske (R) Merrill

State Assembly District 35

2000 Election Notes and Background:	2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Friske was first elected in 2000. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic incumbent in the general election. * Project Vote Informed ($9,572) made independent expenditures benefiting Friske. WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent.	Friske		Waukau
	Raised $58,622	Spent $55,019	Raised $44,334	Spent $43,374
	Vote: 54.8%	$4.03/vote	Vote: 45.2%	$3.86/vote
	Independent backing: $9,572		Independent backing: $641
Friske’s Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Corrections and the Courts; Energy and Utilities (Vice-chair); Family Law; Rural Affairs and Forestry (Vice-chair); Small Business and Consumer Affairs; Tourism and Recreation. 1999-2000: Not yet elected.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99	$0
From Self	$319
Less than $100	$10,856
$100 or more	$31,616
PAC & Party	$15,699
Other Income	$132
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 Rep. Friske?
1/1/99 - 12/31/00*

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Volkert, Richard & Nancy	Coloma, WI	Mueller Pipeline	$1,000
Stauske, Todd & Lynn	West Bend, WI	Davco	$1,000
Kohler, Terry & Mary	Sheboygan, WI	Windway Capital	$1,000
Nickels, Dieter & Ted	Merrill, WI	Church Mutual Insurance	$950
Friske, Donald & Elizabeth	Merrill, WI	Marathon County Sheriff’s Dept/Langlade Memorial Hospital	$719
Petrowski, Jerry & Amy	Marathon, WI	Legislator/Friske campaign manager	$672
Schoone, Ruby & Buss	Tomahawk, WI	Sacred Heart St Mary’s Hospital	$625
Knowlton, Dave & Ascher-Knowlton	Merrill, WI	State of WI Lincoln Hills	$600
Hunter, Michael & Jane	Antigo, WI	Volm Bag Co	$600
Seventeen others at $500 each.

*Beginning of election cycle. Rep.Friske did not begin raising money until May 2000.