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The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has compiled a list of the top 50 donors to Democratic state candidates in Wisconsin and the top 50 donors to Republican state candidates from 2008-2017 along with each party’s respective legislative campaign committees.
These are individual donors. Contributions from PACs and other political committees are not included. Contributions for family members reporting a shared address are totaled together.
Top 50 Contributors to Democratic Candidates and Legislative Campaign Committees 1/1/2008-12/31/2017
| Contributors | City | Occupation/Business | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abele, Chris & Miriam | Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee County Executive | $389,728.00 |
| Uihlein, Lynde | Milwaukee, WI | Brico Fund | $288,200.00 |
| Kagan, Steve, Gayle, Melissa, Stephanie, & Thomas | Appleton, WI | Kagen Allergy Clinic | $118,830.75 |
| Abert, Grant | Madison, WI | Kailo Fund | $110,860.00 |
| Kelly, Terence & Mary | Madison, WI | Venture Management LLC | $97,580.00 |
| Bakken, Mark & Margaret Merrick | Madison, WI | HealthX Ventures | $96,883.33 |
| Thomsen, Mark & Grace | Milwaukee, WI | Gingras, Cates & Wachs | $89,444.29 |
| Katz, Donald & Rebecca | Madison, WI | Katz Family Office LLC | $88,800.00 |
| Faulkner, Judith & Gordon | Madison, WI | Epic Systems/Access Community Health Center | $84,500.00 |
| Sensenbrenner, Joe & Mary Ellen | Madison, WI | Center for Resilient Cities | $84,420.00 |
| Walsh, David & Nancy | Madison, WI | Foley & Lardner | $78,250.00 |
| Layden, Donald & Mary | Milwaukee, WI | Quarles & Brady | $77,650.00 |
| Coburn, James & Virgina | Whitewater, WI | Coburn Co Inc | $74,370.00 |
| Bader, Dan & Linda | Milwaukee, WI | Helen Bader Foundation | $66,600.00 |
| Miller, John & Katherine | Kohler, WI | Miller St Nazianz Inc, Retired | $65,877.77 |
| Snyder, Beryl, Brian, Jay, Lavinia | New York, NY | HBJ Investments/Aurora Libris | $65,000.00 |
| Habush, Robert & Mimi | Milwaukee, WI | Habush, Habush & Rottier | $64,050.00 |
| Goyke, Gary | Madison, WI | Goyke & Associates | $60,236.38 |
| Tyre, Scott P | Middleton, WI | Capitol Navigators Inc | $60,143.96 |
| Sollinger, Hans & Mary Lang | Madison, WI | UW Health | $56,504.17 |
| Weinstein, Frances | Madison, WI | General Beverage | $56,305.00 |
| Abdoo, Richard & Joan | Milwaukee, WI | RA Abdoo & Co | $54,250.00 |
| Rottier, Dan & Frankie | Madison, WI | Habush, Habush & Rottier/Professional Reporters Ltd | $53,700.00 |
| Clifford, Linda & Keith | Madison, WI | Linda Clifford Law Office/Clifford & Raihala | $53,325.00 |
| Brogan, John & Gisela | Green Bay, WI | Bank of Kaukauna | $52,600.00 |
| Sobczak, Leonard | Milwaukee, WI | Eastmore Real Estate | $50,343.20 |
| Bremer Muggli, Christine & Paul Muggli | Wausau, WI | Bremer & Trollop | $50,254.17 |
| Mehiel, Dennis & Karen | White Plains, NY | Four M Corp | $50,000.00 |
| Morgridge, John & Tashia | Portola Valley, CA | Stanford University | $50,000.00 |
| Miller, John W | Cedarburg, WI | Miller St Nazianz Inc, Retired | $49,850.00 |
| Gruber, David & Nancy | Milwaukee, WI | Gruber Law Offices | $47,250.00 |
| Minkoff, Joel | Madison, WI | General Beverage | $47,005.00 |
| Bradbury, Philip & Helen | Madison, WI | Melli Law/Stone House Development | $46,550.00 |
| Kessler, Fred | Milwaukee, WI | Legislator | $46,172.00 |
| McIntosh, Forbes | Madison, WI | Government Policy Solutions | $44,439.34 |
| Rottier, Nancy | Madison, WI | Wisconsin Supreme Court | $44,261.94 |
| Kohl, Herb | Milwaukee, WI | US Senator, Retired | $44,234.88 |
| Waterman, Jack & Mary | Wisconsin Dells, WI | Waterman Waterpark Consulting | $44,200.00 |
| Cullen, Tim, Barbara & Katherine | Janesville, WI | Legislator | $43,366.00 |
| Joseph, Leon & Bonnie Bockl | Milwaukee, WI | Reilly-Joseph Co/Chalet at the River | $43,299.00 |
| Frantz, John & Mary | Madison, WI | Physician | $43,289.00 |
| Conroy, Kevin & Sheila | Madison, WI | Exact Sciences Corp/Attorney | $42,318.18 |
| Mamalakis, Emmanuel & Kim | Fox Point, WI | SXP Analytics | $41,000.00 |
| Dunphy, Patrick & Virginia | Brookfield, WI | Cannon & Dunphy | $40,550.00 |
| Burns, Tim | Middleton, WI | Perkins Coie | $39,966.31 |
| Fortis, Lou | Milwaukee, WI | Shepherd Express | $39,750.00 |
| Jansen, James | Madison, WI | Habush, Habush & Rottier | $38,725.00 |
| Carey, Dan & Deborah | New Glarus, WI | New Glarus Brewing Co | $38,710.00 |
| Doane, Russell & Nancy | Menomonie, WI | Chippewa Valley Bean Co | $38,350.00 |
| Wachs, Dana | Eau Claire, WI | Legislator | $38,024.69 |
Top 50 Contributors to Republican Candidates and Legislative Campaign Committees 1/1/2008-12/31/2017
| Contributors | Residence | Occupation/Business | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricks, Diane | Afton, WI | ABC Supply Co | $604,500.00 |
| Perry, Bob & Doylene | Houston, TX | Perry Homes | $500,000.00 |
| Uihlein, Richard & Elizabeth | Lake Forest, IL | Uline Shipping Supplies | $395,150.00 |
| Kern, Robert & Patricia | Waukesha, WI | Generac Corp | $292,990.00 |
| Fabick, Jere & Renee | Milwaukee, WI | Fabco Equipment Inc | $288,000.00 |
| Humphreys, David C | Joplin, MO | TAMKO Building Products | $280,000.00 |
| DeVos, Richard M & Helen | Grand Rapids, MI | Alticor | $271,000.00 |
| Adelson, Sheldon & Miriam | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Sands/Adelson Clinic | $270,000.00 |
| Atkins, Sarah | Arlington, VA | TAMKO Building Products | $260,000.00 |
| Herzog, Stanley | St Joseph, MO | Herzog Contracting Corp | $260,000.00 |
| Kellner, Ted & Mary | Milwaukee, WI | Fiduciary Management/Kelben Foundation Inc | $252,255.83 |
| Couri, Gerald & Judith | Waukesha, WI | Couri Insurance Agency | $210,155.50 |
| Mckeithan, Daniel “Jack” & Patricia | Milwaukee, WI | Tamarack Petroleum Co | $200,850.00 |
| Ziegler, Stephen & Heather | Oconomowoc, WI | Inpro Corp | $162,450.00 |
| Friess, Foster & Lynette | Jackson, WY | Friess Associates Inc | $162,200.00 |
| Shannon, Mike & Mary Sue | Denver, CO | KSL Capital Partners | $160,000.00 |
| Gentine, Louis & Michele | Elkhart Lake, WI | Sargento Inc | $158,500.00 |
| Young, Fred Jr & Sandra | Racine, WI | Retired | $147,641.00 |
| Burke, John & Kathryn | Milwaukee, WI | Burke Properties | $147,300.00 |
| Kuester, Dennis & Sandra | Naples, FL | M&I Bank, Retired | $147,000.00 |
| Nelson, Grant & Carol | Prescott, WI | Retired | $145,000.00 |
| Ryan, Patrick G & Shirley | Winnetka, IL | Ryan Specialty Group | $145,000.00 |
| Reiman, Roy & Roberta | Pewaukee, WI | Hexagon Investments | $144,125.00 |
| Pieper, Richard Sr & Suzanne | Mequon, WI | Pieper Electric | $143,560.00 |
| Wilkey, Richard & Susan | Hartland, WI | Fisher Barton Inc | $143,500.00 |
| Zietlow, Donald & LaVonne | Onalaska, WI | Kwik Trip | $142,814.70 |
| Roberts, Richard, Batsheva, Rivka & Dvorah | Lakewood, NJ | Mutual Pharmaceutical Co Inc | $140,000.00 |
| Schierl, Paul & Carol | Green Bay, WI | Cornerstone Foundation of NE Wisconsin | $135,200.00 |
| Barry, William & Suzanne | Brookfield, WI | Speed Systems Inc | $132,350.00 |
| Bryant, Anthony & Andrea | Waukesha, WI | Century Fence Co | $129,830.00 |
| Hertog, Roger & Susan | New York, NY | Retired | $125,000.00 |
| Schuette, Thomas & Connie Riiser | Wausau, WI | Wausau Homes | $124,950.00 |
| Michels, Timothy & Barbara | Hartland, WI | Michels Corp | $124,150.00 |
| Kohler, Mary & Terry Kohler | Sheboygan, WI | Windway Capital | $122,679.05 |
| Kubly, Michael & Billie | Milwaukee, WI | Columbia St. Mary’s & homemaker (Billie) | $120,650.00 |
| Michels, Patrick & Mary Sue | Brownsville, WI | Michels Corp/Rob’s Riverwood Salon & Spa | $120,350.00 |
| Kovner, Bruce & Suzie | New York, NY | Caxton Alternative Management LP | $120,000.00 |
| Stephens, Warren | Little Rock, AR | Stephens Inc | $120,000.00 |
| DuBois, Charles & Leslie | Oconomowoc, WI | Standard Process Laboratories | $111,750.00 |
| Kasten, G Frederick F Jr & Susan | Vero Beach, FL | Retired | $111,750.00 |
| Nicholas, Albert & Nancy | Chenequa, WI | Nicholas Company Inc | $111,650.00 |
| Ricketts, Joe | Bondurant, WY | Ameritrade | $110,171.00 |
| Bacon, Louis M | New York, NY | Moore Capital Management | $110,000.00 |
| Childs, John W | Waltham, MA | JW Childs Associates | $110,000.00 |
| Nau, John L & Barbara | Houston, TX | Silver Eagle Distributors LP | $110,000.00 |
| Weber, Donald, Roxanne & Nicholas | La Crosse, WI | Logistics Health Inc (LHI) | $109,812.05 |
| Callan, James & Judith | Fox Point, WI | James Callan Inc | $109,450.00 |
| Kress, Don & Carol | Green Bay, WI | Green Bay Packaging, Retired | $107,600.00 |
| Hanley, William & Alice | Palm Beach, FL | Lexington Management Group | $105,000.00 |
| Harris, R Jeffery & Cynthia | Brookfield, WI | Attorney | $103,868.61 |
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Sooooo many out of state donors for the GOP… talk about outside influence. I thought the GOP was the party of local control?! lololol
Jerad, these outsiders didn’t know Walker until he attempted to balance the state budget and was recalled. It was the Left that nationaized Wisconsin in 2011.
My math is lousy. What at the depressing totals?
Mike Drew