Campaign 2000 Profile Gard

Updated: June 1, 2001

Rep. John Gard (R) Peshtigo

State Assembly District 89

2000 Election Notes and Background:	2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Gard was first elected in an an October 1987 special election. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Gard.	Gard		Hager
	Raised $73,284	Spent $82,994	Raised $8,177	Spent $7,935
	Vote: 72.7%	$4.52/vote	Vote: 27.3%	$1.15/vote
	Independent backing: $1,282		Independent backing: $0
Gard’s Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Audit; Joint Audit; Claims Board; Joint Employment Relations; Finance (Chair); Joint Finance (Co-chair); Joint Legislative Council; Transportation Projects Commission. 1999-2000: Audit (Vice chair); Joint Audit; Claims Board; Joint Employment Relations; Joint Finance (Co-chair); Joint Legislative Council; Transport Projects Commission.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99	$26,847
From Self	$0
Less than $100	$17,240
$100 or more	$46,294
PAC & Party	$7,750
Other Income	$2,000
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. Gard?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00

Contributor	City	Business	Amount
Cullen, Mark & David	Janesville, WI	JP Cullen & Sons	$1,500
Rennes, Tim & Debra	Peshtigo, WI	Rennes Nursing Home	$1,200
Barrette, Bruce & Sandra	Peshtigo, WI	Dentist	$1,150
Cuene Family	De Pere, WI	Broadway Chevy/Olds	$1,100
Zeuske, Cathy & Gard, John	Peshtigo, WI	WI Dept of Revenue/Legislator	$1,000
Kennedy, William & Stephen	Janesville, WI	Rock Road Companies	$900
Kraemer Family	Plain, WI	Edward Kraemer & Sons Construction	$800
Briody, John & Loretta	Marinette, WI	Physician	$800
Bechthold Family	Delafield, WI	Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech	$800
Orr, San W Jr	Wausau, WI	Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp	$750
Broydrick, Cynthia	Delafield, WI	Broydrick & Associates	$750