Updated: June 1, 2001
Senator Robert Wirch (D) Pleasant Prairie
Senate District 22
Senate District 222000 Election Notes and Background: | 2000 Campaign Finance Summary | |||
| *Senator Wirch was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and to the Senate in 1996. *He was unopposed in the primary and faced a Republican challenger in the general election. * Planned Parenthood Advocates ($775) and WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures benefiting Wirch. WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent. | Wirch | Duecker | ||
| Raised $158,472 | Spent $167,895 |
Raised $89,441 | Spent $88,659 | |
| Vote: 56% | $4.27/vote | Vote: 44% | $2.87/vote | |
| Independent backing: $850 | Independent backing: $1,282 | |||
Wirch’s Committee Assignments | ||||
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2001-2002: Environmental Resources; Finance; Joint Finance; Human Services and Aging; Judiciary, Consumer Affairs and Campaign Finance Reform; Retirement Research; Joint Survey Retirement Systems (Co-chair). 1999-2000: Agriculture, Environmental Resources & Campaign Finance Reform; Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations; Human Services and Aging; Joint Survey Retirement Systems. | ||||
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 Senator Wirch?
1/1/93 - 12/31/00
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirch, Robert W | Pleasant Prairie, WI | Legislator | $7,500 |
| Burgess, Calvin R & Susan | Edmond, OK | Dominion Venture Group | $2,000 |
| Tirabassi, Domenick & Gina | Kenosha, WI | Dairyland Greyhound Park/ Precision Erecting Co | $1,990 |
| Meisler, Herbert & Allen | Mobile, AL | Dairyland Greyhound Park | $1,855 |
| Hanson, Thomas | Madison, WI | Hanson Service Corp | $1,700 |
| Broydrick Family | Delafield, WI | Broydrick & Associates | $1,500 |
| Madrigrano, Joseph F & Kathy | Kenosha, WI | Madrigrano, Zievers et al | $1,300 |
| Edenhofer, Carl L & Karen R | Salem, WI | Joling, Edenhofer & Assoc | $1,100 |
| Cicchini, Attilio | Kenosha, WI | Dairyland Greyhound Park/ Cicchini Asphalt Paving Inc | $1,040 |