Updated: June 1, 2001
Rep. David Ward (R) Fort Atkinson
Assembly District 37
2000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| * Rep. Ward was first elected in 1992. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Democratic challenger in the general election. * WI Right to Life ($641) made independent expenditures benefiting Ward. WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. | Ward | Nass | ||
| Raised $20,473 | Spent $14,363 | Raised $17,803 | Spent $17,752 | |
| Vote: 57.6% | $0.97/vote | Vote: 42.3% | $1.63/vote | |
| Independent backing: $641 | Independent backing: $75 | |||
Ward’s Committee Assignments | ||||
|
2001-2002: Finance; Joint Finance 1999-2000: Children and Families; Education; Finance; Joint Finance; Highway Safety; Review of the Farmland Preservation Program; Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. | ||||
Where Did the Money Come From?
![]() |
|
||||||||||||||||

*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.
Who are the top contributors to Ward?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Family | Fort Atkinson, WI | WD Hoard & Sons/Morgan & Myers | $1,990 |
| Ward, David W & Jean | Fort Atkinson, WI | Legislator/Highsmith Co Inc | $1,767 |
| Ward, William W & Janice | Fort Atkinson, WI | Retired | $1,200 |
| Orr, San Jr | Wausau, WI | Wausau-Mosinee Paper Corp | $500 |
| Mullen, Charles | Green Bay, WI | Fenix Communications | $500 |
| McKenzie, Toby & Brenda | Cleveland, TN | National Cash Advance | $500 |
| Douglas, Steven K | Madison, WI | Madison’s Cash Express | $500 |
| Winn, Joel D Y Linda J | Fort Atkinson, WI | No Employer Listed | $400 |
| Caine, Chester A | Lowell, WI | Caine Transfer | $400 |
| Brooks, Lewis Robert | Waunakee, WI | Brooks Tractor Inc | $400 |
| Bennett, John | Beloit, WI | First Federal Savings Bank | $400 |
