Updated: November 9, 2009 Representative Kim Hixson (D) Whitewater /profile2008/faces/hixson.jpg) Assembly District 43 2008 Election Notes and Background Representative Hixson was first elected to the Assembly in 2006. He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. Advancing Wisconsin ($8,038), Fair Wisconsin PAC ($280), Planned Parenthood Votes ($476), UAW Janesville-Madison ($909), WEAC PAC ($539,660) and Wisconsin Hospitals PAC ($1,237) made independent expenditures favoring Representative Hixson. NRA Political Victory Fund ($623), Volunteers for Agriculture ($2,981) and Wisconsin Right to Life PAC ($489) made independent expenditures supporting his opponent. All Children Matter spent undisclosed amounts on "issue ads" opposing Representative Hixson. | 2008 Campaign Finance Summary | Hixson
Raised: $94,018 - Spent: $88,378
Vote: 51.2% - Cost/Vote: $5.78
Independent Backing: $550,601 | Towns
Raised: $89,889 - Spent: $88,224
Vote: 48.7% - Cost/Vote: $6.05
Independent Backing: $4,092 | Hixson’s Committee Assignments 2009-2010: Colleges and Universities (Chair); Consumer Protection; Education; Workforce Development; Financial Institutions.. 2007-2008: Financial Institutions; Aging and Long Term Care; Education; Rural Economic Development. | Where did the money come from?* /profile2008/piecharts/pro08-104475.gif) | | Cash on hand 1/1/07 | $3,437 | | Self | $0 | | Under $100 | $16,406 | | $100 or more | $65,850 | | PACs & Parties | $11,763 | | Other Income | $0 | | 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 | | $23,247 (35.3%) | $42,603 (64.7%) | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Interest Group Contributions from
Individuals and Committees*
1/1/07-12/31/08 | Interest | Amount | | Labor Unions | $12,077.00 | | Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $10,516.18 | | Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $10,105.00 | | Education | $9,978.51 | | Political/Ideological | $5,279.43 | | Health Services/Institutions | $4,200.00 | | Health Professionals | $4,026.00 | | Agriculture | $3,300.00 | | Business | $3,225.00 | | Insurance | $3,100.00 | | Civil servant/public employee | $3,076.00 | | Banking & Finance | $2,650.00 | | Construction | $900.00 | | Real Estate | $900.00 | | Transportation | $700.00 | | Non-Profit/Social Services | $625.00 | | Unknown | $601.00 | | Energy | $600.00 | | Manufacturing & Distributing | $550.00 | | Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $500.00 | | Natural Resources | $325.00 | | *Excludes any returned and self contributions. | Top Contributors 2005-2008 | Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount | | Coburn Family | Whitewater, WI | Coburn Inc | $4,352 | | Kachel Family | Whitewater, WI | Wisconsin Dairy Supply
/Commercial Bank of Whitewater/Hawk Bowl | $1,300 | | Sorensen, Don & Mary | Whitewater, WI | University of Wisconsin | $1,125 | | Frantz, John | Monroe, WI | Monroe Clinic | $999 | | Kessler, Frederick | Milwaukee, WI | Legislator | $950 | | Hixson, Kim | Whitewater, WI | Legislator/University of Wisconsin | $871 | | Miner-Kessel, Ruth | Whitewater, WI | Retired | $850 | | Schlough, James | Whitewater, WI | Retired | $850 | | Calkins, David & Amy | Edgerton, WI | Edgerton Schools | $827 | | Cooper, Rollie & Nancy | Whitewater, WI | Retired | $740 |
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