Political Contributions Tracker
Tracking $2,084,156 in contributions from 4,209 people.
Welcome to the beta release of Urban Milwaukee's Political Contributions Tracker. Our goal is to deliver an easy-to-use interface to follow the money in Milwaukee politics. The data included below is from an on-going effort to match campaign contributions to real people.
Future updates will add organization & business affiliations, substantially more reports and a number of other improvements. Please provide feedback on our beta relase using our contact form on how we can improve the service.
Top 100 Contributors
| Name | Lifetime | Contributions | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Auerbach | $55,202 | 13 | |
| Frank Crivello | $31,255 | 21 | Executive Vice President at Phoenix Investors |
| Vincent Bobot | $21,650 | 27 | Vince Bobot |
| Dennis Klein | $19,997 | 26 | Executive at CD Smith. |
| Peter Burgelis | $16,837 | 15 | |
| Joe Crivello | $16,015 | 7 | Joe Crivello is the president of Capable Management Consulting and a director and advisory board member at Phoenix Investors. |
| Anthony Crivello | $15,899 | 8 | Son of Frank Crivello. |
| Karl Rajani | $13,285 | 17 | President of Matt Talbot Recovery Service. |
| Michael Weiss | $12,043 | 9 | President of General Capital Group. |
| Chris Abele | $11,766 | 8 | Milwaukee County Executive. |
| Kurt Jensen | $10,815 | 9 | Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Leasing for Phoenix Investors. |
| Scott Spiker | $10,343 | 4 | A focus on safe streets, quality neighborhoods, and service to residents. |
| Nick Anton | $9,683 | 21 | Owner of La Perla. |
| Robert Hillis | $9,386 | 3 | Founder of Direct Supply. |
| Mark Irgens | $9,120 | 8 | CEO/Manager of Irgens Partners. |
| John Schiek | $9,000 | 2 | Retired |
| Ed Aprahamian | $8,900 | 4 | President of MidAmerican Building Services. |
| Rick Barrett | $8,739 | 11 | President of Barrett Visionary Development. |
| Joel Lee | $8,580 | 16 | President of Van Buren Management, Inc. |
| Alex Lasry | $8,443 | 13 | Vice President of Strategy & Operations at the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| Stephen Marcus | $7,939 | 15 | Chairman of Marcus Corp. |
| Charnjit Kaur | $7,665 | 9 | Owner of retail store at 1301 W. Atkinson Ave. and developing building at 4616 W. Hampton Ave. |
| Dick Abdoo | $7,558 | 5 | President of R.A. Abdoo and Company, LLC. |
| Nicolas Alexander | $7,500 | 4 | Nicolas Alexander |
| Amit Gauri | $7,394 | 7 | President of Chicago firm Black Dog Corp. |
| Joseph Modl | $7,155 | 4 | Co-owner of Silk |
| Peter Feigin | $7,000 | 14 | President of the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| Larry Erlich | $6,935 | 4 | Vice President at Waukesha Iron. |
| Radomir Buzdum | $6,790 | 4 | |
| Robert Donovan | $6,700 | 2 | Eighth District Alderman. |
| Habib Manjee | $6,500 | 17 | General manger of the Lady Bug Club. |
| Ralph Kauten | $6,400 | 5 | Chairman & CEO of Quintessence Biosciences. |
| Giacomo Fallucca | $6,318 | 4 | President and CEO of Palermo Villa |
| Darshan Dhaliwal | $6,310 | 6 | President at Bulk Petroleum |
| Allah W. Bhatti | $6,250 | 2 | Allah W. Bhatti, MD. Resident of River Hills. |
| Peter Ogden | $6,222 | 16 | President and chairman of Ogden & Company, Inc. |
| Tony Teich | $6,165 | 3 | Tony Teich, president of Mill Valley Recycling, 1006 S. Barclay St. |
| Jalem Getz | $6,100 | 3 | President of Wantable. Founder and former head of BuySeasons |
| Jason Fields | $6,025 | 2 | |
| Don Layden | $6,000 | 2 | |
| Thomas Manos | $6,000 | 2 | President and CEO of Park Dental Specialists. |
| Jeremy Kaufman | $6,000 | 3 | Chief Executive Officer of Kaufman Jacobs. |
| Jay Rothman | $6,000 | 3 | Jay Rothman |
| Kevin J. Schuele | $6,000 | 1 | Owner of PAK Technologies. |
| Alan Jin | $6,000 | 2 | Optometrist at Wheaton Eye Clinic in Wheaton, IL. |
| Herb Kohl | $6,000 | 2 | Former U.S. Senator. |
| Michael Cudahy | $6,000 | 2 | Philanthropist and the founder of Marquette Electronics. |
| Ryan Trost | $5,855 | 10 | Senior Vice President of Finance for Phoenix Investors. |
| Donald Raffaelli | $5,709 | 12 | Owner of Ricky's on State, a strip club and tavern. |
| Dominic Giuffre | $5,600 | 10 | Owner of Giuffre Bros. Cranes. |
| Renee Herzing | $5,550 | 6 | |
| Ashleigh Trost | $5,505 | 8 | Married to Ryan Trost |
| Sue Wiechmann | $5,500 | 5 | Sue Wiechmann |
| John Hegarty | $5,475 | 3 | Former owner of Hegarty's Irish Pub and Glocca Morra. |
| Carl Mueller | $5,420 | 29 | Founder, chairman and CEO of Mueller Communications. |
| Edward Stritch | $5,350 | 4 | CEO of the Concord Group. |
| David Uihlein | $5,350 | 11 | |
| Scott Haag | $5,050 | 5 | CEO of Moore Oil. |
| Lynde Uihlein | $5,000 | 1 | |
| John Kissinger | $4,833 | 7 | John H. Kissinger, P.E., S.E., LEED® AP, Chief Executive Officer, GRAEF |
| Larry Pachefsky | $4,813 | 18 | Owner of Mr. P's Tires. |
| David Marks | $4,715 | 8 | Managing director at Phoenix Investors, LLC. |
| Carrie Jensen | $4,715 | 7 | Wife of Kurt Jensen. |
| Gary Gorman | $4,600 | 7 | Chief Executive Officer of Gorman & Company. |
| Mohammad Amir | $4,600 | 11 | Mohammad Amir |
| Jon Ferraro | $4,573 | 7 | Owner of Silk Exotic. |
| Matt Freeman | $4,458 | 5 | River Hills resident. Jimmy John's franchisee. |
| Brian Randall | $4,428 | 22 | Attorney with Friebert, Finerty & St. John S.C. |
| Jay Walia | $4,252 | 12 | |
| Selahattin Kurter | $4,200 | 3 | Selahattin Kurter. |
| Patty Doherty | $4,150 | 6 | |
| Gary Goyke | $4,067 | 20 | Former State Senator. |
| Rich Meeusen | $4,000 | 2 | President and Chief Executive Officer of Badger Meter. |
| James A. Tarantino | $4,000 | 4 | Founder and principal of Tarantino & Company, LLC. |
| Tim Wendler | $4,000 | 2 | Vice president of operations at Duncan Solutions. |
| Harvey Hammond Jr. | $4,000 | 2 | Executive chairman of the HNTB Companies. |
| Erich Schwenker | $3,944 | 4 | President of Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. |
| Robert Rauch | $3,800 | 8 | President of Paratech Ambulance. |
| Frank Jaber | $3,800 | 4 | Owner of grocery and convenience stores. |
| Scott Krahn | $3,782 | 3 | Part owner of Silk Exotic. |
| Brian Fricker | $3,780 | 2 | Brian Fricker, president of Staffing Partners |
| Frank Giuffre | $3,728 | 8 | |
| Sally Peltz | $3,700 | 6 | |
| Spencer Coggs | $3,700 | 1 | Spencer Coggs is the City of Milwaukee Treasurer. |
| Khaled Abidalrahim | $3,650 | 15 | Khaled Abidalrahim |
| Kalan Haywood | $3,640 | 17 | President of Vangard Development. |
| James Phelps | $3,532 | 11 | President of JCP Construction. |
| Eugene Smith | $3,513 | 6 | Owner of Gene's Lane & Lounge. |
| David Gruber | $3,500 | 2 | Attorney. |
| Dan Bader | $3,500 | 3 | President and CEO of Bader Philanthropies. |
| Jose G. Zarate | $3,500 | 8 | Jose G. Zarate, Owner of La Fuente. |
| Carol Gehl | $3,500 | 3 | Attorney. |
| Glenn Frankovis | $3,425 | 7 | Retired Milwaukee Police Department Captain. |
| Joseph Balestrieri | $3,408 | 14 | Owner of The Rave with wife Leslie Balestrieri. |
| Henry Herzing | $3,400 | 4 | Henry Herzing |
| Mandeep Dhawan | $3,400 | 11 | Mandeep Dhawan, owns multiple gas stations in the Milwaukee area. |
| Steve Chernof | $3,392 | 14 | |
| Tony Janowiec | $3,386 | 4 | Principal of Interstate Parking Co. |
| Tina Chang | $3,350 | 5 | Tina Chang, CEO of SysLogic. |
| Ted Matkom | $3,350 | 6 |
Top Fundraisers
Reporting Periods
| Name | # of Reports | Amount Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Pre-Election | 3 | $16,966 |
| 2020 - Pre-Primary | 21 | $151,449 |
| 2020 - January Continuing | 39 | $375,811 |
| 2019 - Post-Election | 5 | $20,971 |
| 2019 - Special Pre-Election | 6 | $12,898 |
| 2019 - July Continuing | 27 | $301,853 |
| 2019 - January Continuing | 31 | $194,664 |
| 2019 - Pre-Primary | 1 | $930 |
| 2019 - Pre-Election | 6 | $66,119 |
| 2018 - July Continuing | 24 | $286,313 |
| 2018 - Pre-Primary | 1 | $3,179 |
| 2018 - January Continuing | 3 | $158,709 |
| 2017 - July Continuing | 8 | $170,837 |
| 2017 - January Continuing | 7 | $34,631 |
| 2016 - September Continuing | 1 | $10,925 |
| 2016 - July Continuing | 31 | $246,277 |
| 2016 - Pre-Election | 36 | $506,776 |
| 2016 - Spring Pre-Primary | 27 | $91,682 |
| 2016 - January Continuing | 46 | $519,037 |
| 2015 - July Continuing | 7 | $126,148 |
| 2015 - January Continuing | 9 | $62,508 |
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