Updated: June 1, 2001
Rep. Joan Wade (R) Montello
Assembly District 42
Assembly District 422000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Rep. Wade was first elected in a January 1998 Special Election. * She was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures benefiting Wade. | Wade | Murphy | ||
| Raised $40,710 | Spent $26,434 |
Raised $10,296 | Spent $10,469 | |
| Vote: 55.0% | $ 1.85/vote | Vote: 44.8% | $0.90/vote | |
| Independent backing: $1,282 | Independent backing: $0 | |||
Wade’s Committee Assignments | ||||
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2001-2002: Agriculture; Education; Family Law; Personal Privacy; Tourism and Recreation (Chair). 1999-2000: Agriculture; Education; Information Policy; Joint Information Policy; Tourism and Recreation (Chair); Ways and Means; Women’s Council. | ||||
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. Wade?
1/1/97 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade, Joan (Spillner) | Montello, WI | Legislator/CESA 5 | $5,011 |
| Wade, Barbara & Paul | Endeavor, WI | Retired | $1,288 |
| Kirking, Gloria | Portage, WI | Title Consultants Inc | $1,160 |
| Buckminster, Richard & Mary | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Buckminsters Inc | $1,059 |
| Diehl Family | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Tommy Bartlett Inc/Copakabana Hotel | $1,000 |
| Helland, Stanton Jr & Peter | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Riverview Boat Lines | $984 |
| Timme, Henry | Endeavor, WI | Timme Construction | $942 |
| Talbot, Tom & Jane | Portage, WI | Glen Oak Lumber & Milling Co | $900 |
| Madigan, Pat & Judy | Dalton, WI | Skyhurst Photography | $821 |
| Lee, Daniel & Don | Portage, WI | Don Lee Realty Inc | $767 |
