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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending February 11)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Senate Democratic Community | Jodi for State Senate | $70,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 2 | William Harris | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $50,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 3 | Donald J. Weber | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $25,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 3 | Fred Strampe | Judge Fred Strampe for Waukesha County | $25,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Harris | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $25,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 3 | Kevin James Scott | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $25,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 7 | Lee Lainer | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 7 | Luis Lainer | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 9 | Ning Mosberger-Tang | Janet for Justice | $19,500 | 02/06/2023 |
| 10 | Afscme People | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 10 | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 10 | Operating Engineers 139 PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 13 | Republican State Leadership Committee | Republican State Leadership Committee Inc. | $10,516 | 02/06/2023 |
| 14 | Ann Mary Howkins | Janet for Justice | $10,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 14 | Donald Zietlow | Jennifer for Justice | $10,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 14 | Francis Beidler | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 14 | Joanne Witty | Janet for Justice | $10,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 14 | Marilynn Duker | Janet for Justice | $10,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 14 | Michael Shannon | Jennifer for Justice | $10,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 14 | Tracy Solomon | Janet for Justice | $10,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 21 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Janet for Justice | $7,550 | 02/10/2023 |
| 21 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $7,550 | 02/10/2023 |
| 23 | Stephen Ziegler | Citizens for Horlacher | $6,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 24 | Barry Boothe | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 24 | Betsy Krieger | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 24 | Cathy Halstead | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 24 | David Fritz | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 24 | Frank Hallada | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 24 | James Griffin | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/05/2023 |
| 24 | Joanne Tierney | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 24 | Kohn Nancy Rabin | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 24 | Sandra Hatch | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/11/2023 |
| 24 | Scott Meister | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/11/2023 |
| 24 | Sondra Wallace | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 24 | Young Sheila Brutoco | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 36 | Robert Johnston | Janet for Justice | $4,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 37 | Cathie Love | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 37 | Marcy Syms | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 37 | Susan Harmon | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 37 | William Arnold | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 41 | Christine Symchych | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/11/2023 |
| 41 | Craig Schiefelbein | Jennifer for Justice | $2,500 | 02/10/2023 |
| 41 | Jeanney Kutner | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 41 | John Henry | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/10/2023 |
| 41 | John Pestle | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/08/2023 |
| 41 | John Pestle | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $2,500 | 02/08/2023 |
| 41 | Michael Grebe | Jennifer for Justice | $2,500 | 02/11/2023 |
| 41 | Richard Sloan | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 41 | Shannon Hunt-Scott | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 41 | Steve Kusmer | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Alec Bash | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Daniel Bader | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 51 | David Lubar | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/05/2023 |
| 51 | EMILY's List | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 51 | Franklin Crow | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | James Muehlbauer | Hetzel for Judge | $2,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 51 | James Schneller | Jennifer for Justice | $2,000 | 02/05/2023 |
| 51 | Katharine Odell | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 51 | Madeleine Lubar | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/05/2023 |
| 51 | Mark Vandevoorde | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 51 | Mark Wieser | Jennifer for Justice | $2,000 | 02/11/2023 |
| 51 | Michael Stein | Jennifer for Justice | $2,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 51 | Nancy Friedman | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Ramesh Kapur | Knodl for Senate | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Rob Sedgwick | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Robert Fabry | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 51 | Susan Solvang | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/05/2023 |
| 51 | Suzy B. Ettinger | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 51 | Ted Halloran | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 70 | Amanda Syler | Palmer-Fisher for Judge | $1,669 | 02/06/2023 |
| 71 | George Mallett | Janet for Justice | $1,501 | 02/09/2023 |
| 72 | Beverly Greenberg | Jodi for State Senate | $1,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 72 | Carrie Killoran | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 72 | Miranda Heller | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 72 | Paul Vamvas | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 72 | Richard Graham | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/08/2023 |
| 72 | Su Chiang | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/07/2023 |
| 78 | Knodl for Senate | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,495 | 02/10/2023 |
| 79 | Brian Kaminski | Jennifer for Justice | $1,300 | 02/09/2023 |
| 80 | Andrea B. Bryant | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 80 | Anthony W. Bryant | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 80 | Barbara Short | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Barry R. Mandel | Friends of Judge Brash | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Carol Oppenheimer | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Charles Couric | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 80 | Clyde Bankston | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Craig Leipold | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 80 | Cynthia Tang | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 80 | David Crane | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 80 | Debra Weintraub | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Dennis Hilgendorf | Friends of Janel | $1,000 | 02/11/2023 |
| 80 | Derrin Culp | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Devon Cohn | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Donna Nicholson | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/10/2023 |
| 80 | Dorothy Largay | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Emory E. Ireland | Friends of Judge Brash | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
| 80 | Fran Codispoti | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/08/2023 |
| 80 | Friends of Julian Bradley | Citizens for Horlacher | $1,000 | 02/06/2023 |
| 80 | Gary Ballesteros | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/09/2023 |
| 80 | Gary Fields | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/07/2023 |
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