State Assembly District 862000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Rep. Petrowski was first elected in 1998. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * Building a Better WI ($7,814), Realtors PAC ($13,159), Volunteers for Agriculture ($1,619) and WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Petrowski. WI Nurses Assn ($75) and WI Voter Education Fund ($77,875) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. *WI Manufacturers and Commerce and Alliance for a Working Wisconsin spent undisclosed sums on "issue ads" favoring Petrowksi. | Petrowski | Cihlar | ||
| Raised $113,000 | Spent $111,696 |
Raised $ 46,779 | Spent $ 43,735 | |
| Vote: 56.5% | $7.17/vote | Vote: 43.5% | $3.65/vote | |
| Independent backing: $23,233 | Independent backing: $77,950 | |||
Petrowski’s Committee Assignments | ||||
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2001-2002: Agriculture; Highway Safety (Chair); State Affairs; Transportation (Vice-Chair); Veterans and Military Affairs. 1999-2000: Agriculture (Vice-Chair); Small Business and Economic Development; State Affairs; Transportation; Veterans and Military Affairs. | ||||
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 Rep. Petrowski?
1/1/97 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrowski, Jerry & Family | Marathon, WI | Legislator/Ginseng grower | $12,344 |
| Nichols, Steven D & Peggy J | Wausau, WI | Family Physicians | $1,754 |
| Creske Family | Mosinee, WI | Wausau Tile | $1,500 |
| Connor, Mary Roddis & Gordon P | Wausau, WI | Nicolet Hardwoods | $1,350 |
| Butler, John A & Cindy | Wausau, WI | North Central Wisconsin Plastic Surgery/TJ Maxx | $1,200 |
| Roddis, Augusta Denton | Marshfield, WI | Retired | $1,000 |
| Petrowski, Marcy | Wausau, WI | Retired | $1,000 |
| Orr, San W Jr | Wausau, WI | Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp | $1,000 |
| Olvey, Daniel R | Wausau, WI | Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp | $800 |
| Schuette, Marvin & Ruth J | Wausau, WI | Wausau Homes | $750 |