Wisconsin Finance Summary
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Wisconsin Government:

Governor: Tony Evers (D)

Lieutenant Governor: Sara Rodriguez (D)

Attorney General: Josh Kaul (D)

Secretary of State: Sarah Godlewski (D)

State Treasurer:  John S Leiber (R)

Superintendent of Public Instruction: Jill Underly (Non-partisan)

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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Total Contributions
Candidate Contributions
Committee Contributions
Total Expenditures
Candidate Expenditures
Committee Expenditures
Top Candidates
Candidate
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Janet Protasiewicz $15,871,331.21$16,441,918.75
Daniel Kelly $3,388,108.38$3,664,601.67
Jodi Habush $1,469,556.34$1,435,267.45
Tony Evers $1,297,973.04$985,005.32
Daniel Knodl $842,118.53$790,716.21
Jennifer Dorow $516,364.01$931,297.94
Josh Kaul $393,534.73$194,089.91
Duey Stroebel $288,298.32$41,413.92
Howard Marklein $231,954.27$47,555.52
Devin Lemahieu $173,962.32$32,723.83
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Top Committees
Committee
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Democratic Party of Wisconsin - Seg Fund $19,006,876.89$19,051,042.08
A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund $6,409,548.05$6,583,890.48
Fair Courts America $6,075,000.00$6,059,682.25
Republican Party of Wisconsin - Seg Fund $3,953,668.95$3,339,309.74
Rep Assembly Campaign Com Racc - Seg Fund $3,554,675.99$395,184.76
Organizing Empowerment PAC $1,598,964.25$508,595.97
Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee $1,345,626.26$1,518,887.63
Committee to Elect a Republican Senate - Seg Fund $1,289,080.74$843,001.77
State Senate Democratic Comm - Seg Fund $1,225,685.97$1,286,756.09
Assembly Democratic Camp Comm - Seg Fund $1,024,052.66$776,168.71
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Recent Articles
Transparency USA | 02/23/2023

In Wisconsin politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $246.6 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $24.1 million, or 10 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Wisconsin state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Joel Williams | 12/31/2022

Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 57-38 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount …