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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending March 12)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Brown Co | $23,000 | 03/08/2022 |
| 2 | North Central States Carpenters PAC | Wisconsin Carpenters PAC | $20,000 | 03/09/2022 |
| 2 | Republican Party of Wisconsin Federal Account | La Crosse County Republican Party | $20,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 4 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Winnebago County Republican Party | $13,500 | 03/10/2022 |
| 4 | Republican Party of Wisconsin Federal Account | Republican Party of Marathon County | $13,500 | 03/09/2022 |
| 6 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $12,000 | 03/08/2022 |
| 7 | David Bahl | Waukesha County Republican Party | $10,500 | 03/07/2022 |
| 8 | Michael Screnock | Michael Screnock for Judge | $10,000 | 03/12/2022 |
| 8 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party-Eau Claire County | $10,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 8 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Manitowoc County | $10,000 | 03/08/2022 |
| 8 | Samuel M. Ehrlichman | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 12 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Washington Co Republican Party | $8,500 | 03/11/2022 |
| 12 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Walworth County | $8,500 | 03/12/2022 |
| 14 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Calumet Co Republican Party | $8,000 | 03/09/2022 |
| 15 | Edward D. Burke Jr. | Committee to Elect Burke Judge | $6,990 | 03/09/2022 |
| 16 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Sheboygan County | $6,500 | 03/07/2022 |
| 17 | Republican Party of Wisconsin Federal Account | Racine County Republican Party | $6,000 | 03/08/2022 |
| 18 | Rick Cveykus | Rick Cveykus for Wisconsin | $3,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 19 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Dane County | $2,863 | 03/11/2022 |
| 20 | Rick Cveykus | Rick Cveykus for Wisconsin | $2,490 | 03/07/2022 |
| 21 | Rick Cveykus | Rick Cveykus for Wisconsin | $2,462 | 03/07/2022 |
| 22 | Rhonda R. Hazen | Rhonda R. Hazen For Circuit Court Judge | $2,200 | 03/08/2022 |
| 23 | Republican Party of Walworth County | Friends of Maria Lazar | $2,189 | 03/06/2022 |
| 24 | Charles Waller | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $2,000 | 03/09/2022 |
| 24 | Janice Johnson | Waukesha County Republican Party | $2,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 24 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Lincoln Co | $2,000 | 03/10/2022 |
| 27 | Republican Party of Walworth County | Friends of Maria Lazar | $1,812 | 03/06/2022 |
| 28 | Republican Party of Walworth County | Friends of Maria Lazar | $1,125 | 03/06/2022 |
| 29 | David Bahl | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 29 | David J. Drury | Friends of Maria Lazar | $1,000 | 03/12/2022 |
| 29 | Dr. Katherine Abbo | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $1,000 | 03/08/2022 |
| 29 | Fred M. Young | Friends of Maria Lazar | $1,000 | 03/10/2022 |
| 29 | Friends of Steve J. Nass | ABCPAC-WIS | $1,000 | 03/10/2022 |
| 29 | Janice Johnson | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 29 | Jo Kutzner | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,000 | 03/07/2022 |
| 29 | Plumbers and Steamfitters 11 WI, PAC | WI Pipe Trades Assn PAC | $1,000 | 03/10/2022 |
| 37 | Joseph Screnock | Michael Screnock for Judge | $985 | 03/09/2022 |
| 38 | Evelyn Screnock | Michael Screnock for Judge | $950 | 03/09/2022 |
| 39 | Republican Party of Walworth County | Friends of Maria Lazar | $930 | 03/06/2022 |
| 40 | Charles A. Mullen | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 03/09/2022 |
| 40 | Marci Kawski | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 03/07/2022 |
| 40 | Mark Fedyk | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $500 | 03/09/2022 |
| 40 | Republican Party of Walworth County | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 03/09/2022 |
| 40 | Steve Wruck | Winnebago County Republican Party | $500 | 03/08/2022 |
| 40 | Thomas Pawlacyk | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 03/09/2022 |
| 40 | Todd Gutschow | Republican Party of Sheboygan County | $500 | 03/07/2022 |
| 47 | James Fitzgerald | Republican Party of Brown Co | $400 | 03/08/2022 |
| 48 | Jonathan Alcox | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $350 | 03/11/2022 |
| 49 | Rhonda R. Hazen | Rhonda R. Hazen For Circuit Court Judge | $300 | 03/07/2022 |
| 50 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Fond du Lac Co Democratic Party | $290 | 03/11/2022 |
| 51 | Jeffrey R. Wisnicky | Wisnicky For Judge | $280 | 03/11/2022 |
| 52 | Mark Schoeppel | Waukesha County Republican Party | $262 | 03/07/2022 |
| 53 | Jeff Palkowski | Republican Party of Rock County | $260 | 03/12/2022 |
| 54 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Eau Claire County Democratic Party | $254 | 03/11/2022 |
| 55 | Anthony Gray | Citizens for Dane County Future | $250 | 03/09/2022 |
| 55 | Bradley M. Lois | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $250 | 03/11/2022 |
| 55 | Brian Hervat | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $250 | 03/10/2022 |
| 55 | Coleen Marshall | Waukesha County Republican Party | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | David A. Ogilvie | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 03/12/2022 |
| 55 | David T. Prosser | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 03/10/2022 |
| 55 | Douglas H. Hamilton | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 03/10/2022 |
| 55 | Frank McKearn | Republican Party of Rock County | $250 | 03/12/2022 |
| 55 | Friends of James Kedrow | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | Friends of Van Wanggaard | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $250 | 03/08/2022 |
| 55 | George Mitchell | Michael Screnock for Judge | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | Grant Zielinski | Rhonda R. Hazen For Circuit Court Judge | $250 | 03/10/2022 |
| 55 | Joanne Huelsman | Waukesha County Republican Party | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | Judy Wenger | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 03/09/2022 |
| 55 | Kenneth Brown | Racine County Republican Party | $250 | 03/11/2022 |
| 55 | Meg Wartman | Waukesha County Republican Party | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | Michael J. Culat | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $250 | 03/11/2022 |
| 55 | Nathan Delorey | Republican Party of Brown Co | $250 | 03/08/2022 |
| 55 | Philip Swanhorst | Eau Claire County Democratic Party | $250 | 03/10/2022 |
| 55 | Rosemarie Bogosian | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $250 | 03/11/2022 |
| 55 | Sharon Bloom | Waukesha County Republican Party | $250 | 03/07/2022 |
| 55 | Timothy J. Poser | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 03/09/2022 |
| 77 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Ozaukee County | $245 | 03/11/2022 |
| 78 | Democratic Party of Walworth County | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $231 | 03/08/2022 |
| 79 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Vernon Co Democratic Party | $225 | 03/11/2022 |
| 80 | Brian Thomas | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $220 | 03/07/2022 |
| 80 | Friends of Gabe Nudo | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $220 | 03/07/2022 |
| 80 | Michael Honold | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $220 | 03/07/2022 |
| 83 | Terri Stevens | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $210 | 03/11/2022 |
| 84 | US Postal Service | Republican Party of Portage County | $206 | 03/10/2022 |
| 85 | Jeffrey R. Wisnicky | Wisnicky For Judge | $201 | 03/08/2022 |
| 86 | Carl Schmuck | Republican Party-Eau Claire County | $200 | 03/07/2022 |
| 86 | Charles Bradley | Democratic Party of Columbia County | $200 | 03/10/2022 |
| 86 | Friends of Jen Calzada | Republican Party of Ozaukee County | $200 | 03/10/2022 |
| 86 | Genevieve Kikilas | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $200 | 03/09/2022 |
| 86 | Geoffrey C. Liban | Friends of Maria Lazar | $200 | 03/10/2022 |
| 86 | Joane Koenecke | Racine County Republican Party | $200 | 03/11/2022 |
| 86 | Kim Khoury | Waukesha County Republican Party | $200 | 03/07/2022 |
| 86 | Leslie And Robert Hertz | Racine County Republican Party | $200 | 03/06/2022 |
| 86 | Mary Ochoa-Petersen | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $200 | 03/11/2022 |
| 86 | Micah Heisler | St Croix County Republican Party | $200 | 03/12/2022 |
| 86 | Patti L. Zurla | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $200 | 03/11/2022 |
| 86 | Peggy M. Kman | REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin | $200 | 03/07/2022 |
| 86 | Richard Frazier | Racine County Republican Party | $200 | 03/08/2022 |
| 99 | James P. Lombardo | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 03/11/2022 |
| 99 | R.A. Zehetner | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 03/11/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Village of Hartland• Kohler Village• City of Lake Mills• Village of Pleasant Prairie• Village of Union Grove• City of Muskego• City of Cedarburg• City of Madison• City of Kewaunee• Village of Mason• City of Eau Claire• City of Janesville• Village of Caledonia• City of Wausau• City of Racine• City of Lake Geneva• Village of Hortonville• Village of Oostburg• City of Middleton• Village of Suamico• City of Burlington• City of Green Bay• City of De Pere• City of Mequon• City of Elkhorn• City of Oconto• City of Baraboo• Village Of Brooklyn• Village Of Barneveld• City Of Neenah• Village Of Reedsville• City Of Brookfield• Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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