Updated: November 9, 2009 Senator Robert Wirch (D) Pleasant Prairie /profile2008/faces/wirch.jpg) Senate District 22 2008 Election Notes and Background Senator Wirch was first elected to the Assembly in 1992 and to the Senate in 1996. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($5) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" supporting Senator Wirch. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Wirch
Raised: $243,057 - Spent: $187,424
Vote: 66.7% - Cost/Vote: $3.41
Independent Backing: $0 | Bakke
Raised: $10,421 - Spent: $10,421
Vote: 33.2% - Cost/Vote: $0.38
Independent Backing: $5 | Wirch’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Commerce, Utilities, Energy and Rail; Environment; Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs; Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection (Chair); Joint Survey Retirement Systems (Co-Chair); Small Business Regulatory Board; Joint Legislative Council; Special Committee on Building Wisconsin's Workforce. 2007-2008: Commerce, Utilities and Rail; Environment and Natural Resources; Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs; Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection (Chair); Joint Survey on Retirement Systems (Co-Chair); Special Committee on Great Lakes Water Resources Compact; Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-102813.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $2,428 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $47,564 | | $100 or more | $133,032 | | PACs & Parties | $21,264 | | Other Income | $41,198 | | WECF** | $0 | | **voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/05-12/31/08 | In-District | Out-District | | $26,941 (20.3%) | $106,091 (79.7%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/05-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Health Professionals | $28,985.00 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $18,323.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $14,600.00 | | Political/Ideological | $8,863.75 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $8,420.00 | | Business | $7,860.00 | | Energy | $6,880.00 | | Labor Unions | $6,400.00 | | Construction | $6,209.00 | | Road Construction | $6,100.00 | | Banking & Finance | $5,960.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $5,865.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $4,639.00 | | Transportation | $4,425.00 | | Insurance | $4,300.00 | | Education | $3,885.00 | | Telecommunications & Computers | $2,901.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $2,875.00 | | Real Estate | $2,275.00 | | Unknown | $2,230.00 | | Agriculture | $950.00 | | Natural Resources | $850.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $500.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 1993-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Wirch, Robert & Mary | Pleasant Prairie, WI | Legislator | $8,900 | | Edenhofer, Carl L & Karen R | Salem, WI | Edenhofer Law Offices | $3,600 | | Troha Family | Kenosha, WI | ATC Leasing Co/Jupiter Transportation Co
/JHT Holdings Inc | $3,000 | | Meisler, Herbert & Allen | Mobile, AL | Dairyland Greyhound Park | $2,855 | | Tenuta Family | Kenosha, WI | Tenuta's Deli & Liquors | $2,750 | | Broydrick, Bill & Cindi | Delafield, WI | Broydrick & Associates | $2,500 | | Gerrard, M William | La Crosse, WI | Gerrard Ventures | $2,500 | | Hanson, Thomas & Lois | Monona, WI | Hanson Service Corp | $2,450 | | OConnor, John | Kenosha, WI | OConnor, DuMez, et al | $2,400 | | Tirabassi, Domenick & Gina | Kenosha, WI | Dairyland Greyhound Park | $2,390 |
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