Political Contributions Tracker
Tracking $2,580,519 in contributions from 4,885 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 | $55,302 | 14 | 2020 candidate for 14th aldermanic district on Milwaukee's South Side. |
| Vincent Bobot | $42,214 | 33 | Attorney. 2020 candidate for Milwaukee City Attorney, eliminated in primary. Former Milwaukee Police Officer and employee of City Attorney’s Office. |
| Frank Crivello | $31,255 | 21 | Executive Vice President at Phoenix Investors |
| Spencer Coggs | $27,700 | 5 | Spencer Coggs is the City of Milwaukee Treasurer. |
| Dennis Klein | $23,311 | 32 | Executive at CD Smith. |
| Peter Burgelis | $16,937 | 16 | Elected to Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors in 2022. |
| Robert Hillis | $16,720 | 6 | Founder of Direct Supply. |
| Karl Rajani | $16,496 | 21 | President of Matt Talbot Recovery Service. |
| 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. |
| Chris Abele | $14,122 | 11 | Philanthropist and former Milwaukee County Executive. |
| Michael Weiss | $13,643 | 10 | President of General Capital Group. |
| Aycha Sawa | $11,980 | 6 | |
| Kurt Jensen | $10,815 | 9 | Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Leasing for Phoenix Investors. |
| Nick Anton | $10,733 | 24 | Owner of La Perla. |
| Scott Spiker | $10,343 | 4 | A focus on safe streets, quality neighborhoods, and service to residents. |
| Rick Barrett | $9,533 | 12 | President of Barrett Visionary Development. |
| Mark Irgens | $9,370 | 9 | CEO/Manager of Irgens Partners. |
| John Schiek | $9,000 | 2 | Retired |
| Charnjit Kaur | $8,956 | 12 | Owner of retail store at 1301 W. Atkinson Ave. and developing building at 4616 W. Hampton Ave. |
| Ed Aprahamian | $8,900 | 4 | President of MidAmerican Building Services. |
| Alex Lasry | $8,743 | 14 | Vice President of Strategy & Operations at the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| Joel Lee | $8,730 | 17 | President of Van Buren Management, Inc. |
| Stephen Marcus | $8,689 | 17 | Chairman of Marcus Corp. |
| David Gruber | $8,500 | 3 | Attorney. |
| Habib Manjee | $7,900 | 23 | General manger of the Lady Bug Club. |
| Dick Abdoo | $7,658 | 6 | President of R.A. Abdoo and Company, LLC. |
| Nicolas Alexander | $7,500 | 4 | Nicolas Alexander |
| Larry Erlich | $7,435 | 5 | Vice President at Waukesha Iron. |
| Amit Gauri | $7,394 | 7 | President of Chicago firm Black Dog Corp. |
| Tina Chang | $7,350 | 7 | Tina Chang, CEO of SysLogic. |
| Peter Feigin | $7,250 | 15 | President of the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| Joseph Modl | $7,155 | 4 | Co-owner of Silk |
| Mohammad Amir | $7,100 | 13 | Mohammad Amir |
| Peter Ogden | $7,056 | 17 | President and chairman of Ogden & Company, Inc. |
| Radomir Buzdum | $6,790 | 4 | |
| Bob Donovan | $6,700 | 2 | Candidate for mayor and former alderman |
| Brian Randall | $6,599 | 29 | Attorney with Davis & Kuelthau, s.c. |
| Prabhu “Patrick” Kasthurirangaian | $6,592 | 9 | Prabhu “Patrick” Kasthurirangaian |
| Giacomo Fallucca | $6,568 | 5 | President and CEO of Palermo Villa |
| Donald Raffaelli | $6,509 | 14 | Owner of Ricky's on State, a strip club and tavern. |
| Mandeep Dhawan | $6,429 | 18 | Mandeep Dhawan, owns multiple gas stations in the Milwaukee area. |
| Ralph Kauten | $6,400 | 5 | Chairman & CEO of Quintessence Biosciences. |
| Darshan Dhaliwal | $6,310 | 6 | President at Bulk Petroleum |
| Allah W. Bhatti | $6,250 | 2 | Allah W. Bhatti, MD. Resident of River Hills. |
| Tony Teich | $6,165 | 3 | Tony Teich, president of Mill Valley Recycling, 1006 S. Barclay St. |
| Ted Kellner | $6,150 | 2 | |
| Jalem Getz | $6,100 | 3 | President of Wantable. Founder and former head of BuySeasons |
| John Kissinger | $6,033 | 11 | John H. Kissinger, P.E., S.E., LEED® AP, Chief Executive Officer, GRAEF |
| Jason Fields | $6,025 | 2 | |
| Jay Rothman | $6,000 | 3 | Jay Rothman |
| Kevin J. Schuele | $6,000 | 1 | Owner of PAK Technologies. |
| Stuart Sawa | $6,000 | 1 | Stuart Sawa |
| Thomas Manos | $6,000 | 2 | President and CEO of Park Dental Specialists. |
| Don Layden | $6,000 | 2 | |
| Alan Jin | $6,000 | 2 | Optometrist at Wheaton Eye Clinic in Wheaton, IL. |
| Jeremy Kaufman | $6,000 | 3 | Chief Executive Officer of Kaufman Jacobs. |
| Edward Stritch | $6,000 | 5 | CEO of the Concord Group. |
| Michael Cudahy | $6,000 | 2 | Philanthropist and the founder of Marquette Electronics. |
| Herb Kohl | $6,000 | 2 | Former U.S. Senator. |
| Larry Pachefsky | $5,855 | 22 | Owner of Mr. P's Tires. |
| Ryan Trost | $5,855 | 10 | Senior Vice President of Finance for Phoenix Investors. |
| Cory Nettles | $5,757 | 7 | Founder and Managing Director of Generation Growth Capital, Inc. |
| Mark Thomsen | $5,670 | 11 | |
| Dominic Giuffre | $5,600 | 10 | Owner of Giuffre Bros. Cranes. |
| Renee Herzing | $5,550 | 6 | |
| Carl Mueller | $5,520 | 30 | Founder, chairman and CEO of Mueller Communications. |
| 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. |
| Rick Wiegand | $5,405 | 6 | |
| Keith Mardak | $5,400 | 2 | Keith Mardak, retired CEO of Hal Leonard Corp. |
| David Uihlein | $5,350 | 11 | David Vogel Uhlein, Jr. |
| Gary Goyke | $5,167 | 25 | Former State Senator. |
| Scott Haag | $5,050 | 5 | CEO of Moore Oil. |
| Lynde Uihlein | $5,000 | 1 | |
| James A. Tarantino | $5,000 | 5 | Founder and principal of Tarantino & Company, LLC. |
| Grant Langley | $5,000 | 1 | |
| Marina Dimitrijevic | $4,905 | 3 | Marina Dimitrijevic is a member of the Milwaukee Common Council, first elected in April 2020. |
| Frank Jaber | $4,900 | 7 | Owner of grocery and convenience stores. |
| Kalan Haywood | $4,890 | 23 | President of Haywood Group |
| Jay Walia | $4,852 | 15 | |
| Steve Sazama | $4,850 | 10 | |
| Carrie Jensen | $4,715 | 7 | Wife of Kurt Jensen. |
| David Marks | $4,715 | 8 | Managing director at Phoenix Investors, LLC. |
| Gary Gorman | $4,600 | 7 | Chief Executive Officer of Gorman & Company. |
| Jon Ferraro | $4,573 | 7 | Former owner of Silk Exotic. |
| Steve Chernof | $4,492 | 16 | |
| Karen Gotzler | $4,489 | 27 | Karen Gotzler Joined the board of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee in 2024. Former executive director of the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. |
| Johnny Vassallo | $4,470 | 4 | Founder and owner of Mo’s Restaurants. |
| Matt Freeman | $4,458 | 5 | River Hills resident. Jimmy John's franchisee. |
| Erich Schwenker | $4,444 | 6 | President of Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. |
| Gwen Moore | $4,268 | 11 | |
| Joseph Balestrieri | $4,258 | 17 | Owner of The Rave with wife Leslie Balestrieri. |
| Joel Plant | $4,254 | 4 | |
| Michael Maistelman | $4,207 | 12 | |
| Selahattin Kurter | $4,200 | 3 | Selahattin Kurter. |
| Gurmukh Singh | $4,168 | 13 | Gurmukh Singh |
| Patty Doherty | $4,150 | 6 | |
| George Meyer | $4,142 | 7 | George Meyer, executive director of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation and former secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. |
Top Fundraisers
Reporting Periods
| Name | # of Reports | Amount Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - July Continuing | 1 | $24,587 |
| 2025 January Continuing | 11 | $130,247 |
| 2023 Pre-Primary | 2 | $13,598 |
| 2023 - January Continuing | 4 | $18,465 |
| 2021 - January Continuing | 39 | $157,512 |
| 2020 - July Continuing | 24 | $36,577 |
| 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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