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WI — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in WI during 2012
Total Raised
$56,562,378
Total Donated
$31,316,327
Candidates
28
Individual Donors
12,368
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $24,748,905
REP $31,812,355
Top Candidates in WI (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, TAMMY | DEM | Senate | $15,089,726 |
| THOMPSON, TOMMY G | REP | Senate | $9,835,823 |
| HOVDE, ERIC D | REP | Senate | $6,347,593 |
| RYAN, PAUL D. | REP | House | $4,994,668 |
| NEUMANN, MARK W | REP | Senate | $3,840,243 |
| DUFFY, SEAN | REP | House | $2,647,210 |
| ZERBAN, ROB | DEM | House | $2,385,796 |
| RIBBLE, REID | REP | House | $2,324,473 |
| KIND, RON | DEM | House | $1,979,017 |
| KREITLOW, PATRICK | DEM | House | $1,281,552 |
| POCAN, MARK | DEM | House | $1,153,296 |
| WALL, JAMES RICHARD JR | DEM | House | $1,066,991 |
| MOORE, GWENDOLYNNE | DEM | House | $823,446 |
| PETRI, THOMAS | REP | House | $743,699 |
| SENSENBRENNER, F JAMES JR | REP | House | $554,920 |
| ROYS, KELDA HELEN | DEM | House | $521,195 |
| WORZALA, DAVID JOHN | DEM | House | $416,550 |
| FITZGERALD, JEFF | REP | Senate | $216,838 |
| BOLAND, RAYMOND G | REP | House | $127,409 |
| LEE, CHAD | REP | House | $91,144 |
| SEBRING, DANIEL P | REP | House | $40,052 |
| LASEE, FRANK G | REP | Senate | $26,977 |
| SILVERMAN, MATTHEW DOUGLAS | DEM | House | $18,540 |
| STEPHENS, LAUREN | REP | House | $11,923 |
| SMITH, KIP ALAN | REP | Senate | $9,382 |
Top Donors in WI (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCER, ROBERT | $2,295,354 | PITCHER'S PUB |
| 2 | NEUMANN, MARK W | $571,000 | REAL ESTATE DEV |
| 3 | PRITZKER, LINDA | $540,000 | — |
| 4 | TAMMY BALDWIN FOR SENATE | $244,290 | — |
| 5 | GRIFFIN, JOHN A | $234,250 | — |
| 6 | FRIENDS OF MARK NEUMANN INC | $203,974 | — |
| 7 | FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY | $195,000 | — |
| 8 | NATION, HO-CHUNK | $173,235 | — |
| 9 | WISCONSIN ENVIRONMENT | $135,000 | — |
| 10 | POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY, FOREST COUNTY | $128,300 | NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBE |
| 11 | MILLER, NORMAN | $120,475 | MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES INC |
| 12 | RAMIREZ, AGUSTIN A. MR. | $101,000 | OWNER OF HUSCO INTERNATIONAL |
| 13 | LOWE, CHRISTOPHER | $97,050 | LOWE LAW OFFICES |
| 14 | MURRAY, JONATHAN | $92,550 | GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS |
| 15 | RUSINOW, JEFFREY B | $81,050 | SILCON PASTURES |
| 16 | FAULKNER, JUDITH | $77,600 | EPRE SYSTEMS CORP |
| 17 | WALLER, CHARLES R. MR. | $75,800 | JOCKEY INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| 18 | JONES, NIEVES M. MRS. | $74,200 | — |
| 19 | SHANNON, MARY SUE MRS. | $70,800 | N/A |
| 20 | ONEIDA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF WISCONSIN | $70,500 | — |
| 21 | WILLIAMS, JOHN | $70,119 | — |
| 22 | UIHLEIN, LYNDE | $68,900 | — |
| 23 | KAGEN, STEVE | $66,500 | ALERGIST |
| 24 | SCHIERL, PAUL | $65,900 | FORT HOWARD PAPER CO |
| 25 | DAVIS, DON H. MR. | $61,600 | RETIRED |