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WI — 2008 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in WI during 2008
Total Raised
$12,548,234
Total Donated
$897,930
Candidates
18
Individual Donors
155
Party Receipts in 2008
DEM $7,441,835
REP $5,106,399
Top Candidates in WI (2008)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAGEN, STEVEN L | DEM | House | $2,170,744 |
| RYAN, PAUL D. | REP | House | $1,988,141 |
| OBEY, DAVID R | DEM | House | $1,749,168 |
| GARD, JOHN G | REP | House | $1,605,496 |
| BALDWIN, TAMMY | DEM | House | $1,471,571 |
| KIND, RON | DEM | House | $1,301,642 |
| PETRI, TOM | REP | House | $769,230 |
| MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE | DEM | House | $546,191 |
| SENSENBRENNER, F JAMES JR | REP | House | $479,870 |
| KRUPP, MARGARET | DEM | House | $161,569 |
| MIELKE, DANIEL ERNEST | REP | House | $93,684 |
| BURKEE, JAMES CHRISTIAN | REP | House | $80,478 |
| STARK, PAUL | REP | House | $59,944 |
| THERON, DANIEL PETER | REP | House | $27,443 |
| GARIN, PAULETTE | DEM | House | $18,328 |
| KITTELSON, ROGER A | DEM | House | $18,202 |
| MOGK, JOHN JOSEPH | DEM | House | $4,420 |
| KRATZ, KEN | REP | House | $2,113 |
Top Donors in WI (2008)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOHLER, TERRY | $191,000 | REQUESTED |
| 2 | JACOBS, RICHARD | $46,350 | FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINE DIV |
| 3 | KOHL, HERBERT H | $44,700 | INVESTMENTS |
| 4 | HESS, ANNE | $43,450 | — |
| 5 | LITTLE, THOMAS | $32,050 | SICKLE CELL ANEMIA |
| 6 | HOFFMAN, DAVID | $29,600 | HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION CO |
| 7 | HOFFMAN, PETER | $24,707 | HOPPMAN CONSTRUCTION CO |
| 8 | DAVIS, MATTHEW | $22,800 | UNIV OF WISCONSIN |
| 9 | MOSHER, GEORGE | $22,250 | NATIONAL BUSINESS FURNITURE |
| 10 | MEYER, DANIEL | $21,100 | CONSOLIDATED PAPER |
| 11 | KUESTER, DENNIS J MR | $20,000 | M & I BANK |
| 12 | BROGAN, JOHN | $16,150 | CITIZENS SECURITIES |
| 13 | HABUSH, ROBERT L | $15,100 | ATTORNEY |
| 14 | HIGGINS, RICHARD | $13,390 | INDUSTRIAL ENG |
| 15 | HORN, RALPH | $12,750 | G HEILEMAN BRG |
| 16 | HAHN, JOHN | $12,025 | CONSOLIDATED BLDG SERVICE |
| 17 | DARROW, RUSS | $10,000 | CAR DEALERSHIP |
| 18 | KASTEN, GEORGE | $9,000 | 1ST WIS CORP |
| 19 | JONES, PAUL A | $8,550 | KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP |
| 20 | CRAWFORD, WILLIAM | $8,350 | — |
| 21 | BERNSTEIN, JOSEPH | $7,900 | GODFREY & KAHN |
| 22 | MULLEN, MICHAEL | $7,500 | CABLE TV CONTRACTOR |
| 23 | HELLER, JAMES K | $7,400 | DATA RETRIEVAL |
| 24 | GOODMAN, ROBERT P | $6,900 | ATTORNEY |
| 25 | KAHN, GERALD | $6,600 | GODFREY & KAHN |