Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Phil Garthwaite (D) Dickeyville /profile2008/faces/garthwaite.jpg) Assembly District 49 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Garthwaite was first elected to the Assembly in 2006. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Advancing Wisconsin ($3,473), Fair Wisconsin PAC ($304), Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin ($1,604), UAW Janesville-Madison ($909) and Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237)* made independent expenditures favoring Representative Garthwaite. NRA Political Victory Fund ($723), Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237)* and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($489) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" opposing Representative Garthwaite. *See Wisconsin Hospitals PAC’s description in our Hijacking Campaign 2009 feature for a discussion of this peculiarity. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Garthwaite
Raised: $79,321 - Spent: $68,374
Vote: 54.0% - Cost/Vote: $4.93
Independent Backing: $7,527 | Tranel
Raised: $93,694 - Spent: $89,787
Vote: 45.9% - Cost/Vote: $7.61
Independent Backing: $2,449 | Garthwaite’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Agriculture; Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs; Rural Economic Development (Chair); Transportation; Financial Institutions. 2007-2008: Agriculture; Rural Affairs; Rural Economic Development; Transportation. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104431.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $3,061 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $17,465 | | $100 or more | $50,909 | | PACs & Parties | $10,478 | | Other Income | $470 | | WECF** | $0 | | **voluntary spending limit system. | | *All figures represent candidate income before any returns. | Contributions of $100 or More*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | In-District | Out-District | | $11,766 (23.1%) | $39,143 (76.9%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $8,125.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $4,991.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $4,897.00 | | Unknown | $4,580.00 | | Political/Ideological | $4,227.61 | | Health Professionals | $4,210.00 | | Education | $3,992.50 | | Labor Unions | $3,650.00 | | Insurance | $3,625.00 | | Banking & Finance | $3,100.00 | | Health Services/Institutions | $3,050.00 | | Business | $2,200.00 | | Construction | $2,150.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $1,825.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $1,437.50 | | Real Estate | $1,350.00 | | Energy | $1,325.00 | | Transportation | $1,075.00 | | Agriculture | $950.00 | | Natural Resources | $626.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2005-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Domann, Fred E & Lou Anna | Platteville, WI | Retired | $1,933 | | Thompson, Karen | Scandinavia, WI | Delta Dental | $1,300 | | Streich Family | Platteville, WI | Home school teacher | $1,150 | | Ahlberg, Travis & Harold | Irving, TX | Cash Store | $1,000 | | Fortis, Louis G | Milwaukee, WI | Shepherd Express | $1,000 | | Frantz, John & Mary | Monroe, WI | Monroe Clinic | $1,000 | | Kessler, Frederick P | Milwaukee, WI | Legislator | $1,000 | | Rosenberg, Lucy & Jack | Milwaukee, WI | Psychiatrist/Telecheck Wisconsin (Retired) | $1,000 | | Wolkomir, Michael & Maryann | Barneveld, WI | Retired | $1,000 | | Gates, Elizabeth & Robert | Platteville, WI | University of Wisconsin | $900 |
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