Superintendent of Public InstructionElection Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • Financial Summary
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Madison Public School principal Elizabeth Burmaster first ran and was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in April, 2001. *Her opponent was three-time school superintendent candidate and one-time Republican candidate for Secretary of State, Hortonville school teacher Linda Cross. * The Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), the state’s largest teachers union and a perennial campaign powerhouse, reported making independent expenditures of $276,324 on televison ads supporting Burmaster and attacking her opponent. The Milwaukee based Human Rights League also spent $32 in her support. Meanwhile, the Republican Party of Wisconsin spent undisclosed sums on "issue ads" attacking Burmaster, and Todd Rongstad of the Valkyrie Group and Project Vote Informed threatened -- but failed -- to become involved on behalf of Linda Cross. | |
2001 Campaign Finance Summary | |
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Burmaster Raised: $511,643 - Spent: $503,618 Vote: 59.8% - Cost/Vote: $1.14 Independent Backing: $276,356 |
Cross Raised: $140,661 - Spent: $141,628 Vote: 40% - Cost/Vote: $0.48 Independent Backing: $0 |
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*Individuals giving $100 or more and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.
Self-contributions excluded.
| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
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| Burmaster, Elizabeth | Madison, WI | Madison Public Schools/Candidate | $116,915 |
| Schantz, Edward | Madison, WI | Retired | $10,000 |
| Kohl, Herbert | Milwaukee, WI | US senator | $7,000 |
| Boyer, David | Madison, WI | Madison Cutting Die Inc | $6,157 |
| Kohler, Julilly | Milwaukee, WI | JWK Real Estate | $6,000 |
| Uihlein, Lynde | Milwaukee, WI | Women’s Choice 2000 | $5,000 |
| Rosenberg, John | Milwaukee, WI | Telecheck Wisconsin (Retired) | $3,000 |
| Taylor, Carolyn | Cross Plains, WI | Retired | $2,600 |
| Ritz, Esther Leah | Milwaukee, WI | Retired | $2,200 |
| Layde, Margaret | Milwaukee, WI | Medical College of Wisconsin | $1,850 |
| McDonald, Merle | New Berlin, WI | Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction | $1,550 |
| George, Michael | Madison, WI | Wisconsin School Music Assn | $1,363 |
| Craney, Diane | Madison, WI | Wisconsin Education Association Council(Spouse’s employer) | $1,200 |
*Beginning of election cycle. Elizabeth Burmaster did not actually begin fund-raising until 2000.
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