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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending January 29)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Price | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $130,000 | 01/25/2022 |
| 2 | Robert Rubin | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $80,000 | 01/24/2022 |
| 3 | Donald B. Katz | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $50,000 | 01/28/2022 |
| 4 | Julie Flessas | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $25,000 | 01/28/2022 |
| 5 | Susan Marie Roth | Roth for Judge | $13,510 | 01/26/2022 |
| 6 | Susan Marie Roth | Roth for Judge | $12,000 | 01/26/2022 |
| 7 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 01/23/2022 | |
| 7 | Frank E. Burgess | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 7 | Howard Erlanger | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 7 | Karla T. Jurvetson | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 7 | Susan Marie Roth | Roth for Judge | $10,000 | 01/26/2022 |
| 12 | WI Laborers District Council | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $6,000 | 01/28/2022 |
| 13 | Diane M. Hendricks | Friends of Maria Lazar | $5,000 | 01/24/2022 |
| 13 | Paul Growald | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $5,000 | 01/28/2022 |
| 13 | Tim Disney | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $5,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 16 | Thomas Pawlacyk | Friends of Maria Lazar | $2,500 | 01/26/2022 |
| 17 | Charles Dubois | Friends of Maria Lazar | $2,000 | 01/25/2022 |
| 18 | Chris Korinek | Republican Party of Ozaukee County | $1,800 | 01/26/2022 |
| 19 | Wisnicky For Judge | $1,289 | 01/28/2022 | |
| 20 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,200 | 01/27/2022 | |
| 21 | Jerome Johnson | Friends of Maria Lazar | $1,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 21 | Marie McKellar | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,000 | 01/27/2022 |
| 21 | Susan Roth | Roth for Judge | $1,000 | 01/26/2022 |
| 24 | Committee to Re-elect Jay Conley Judge | $860 | 01/29/2022 | |
| 25 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 01/26/2022 | |
| 25 | James R. Mode | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 01/28/2022 |
| 25 | Joseph S. Ellis | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 01/27/2022 |
| 25 | Keith Kostuch | Friends of Maria Lazar | $500 | 01/26/2022 |
| 29 | La Crosse County Democratic Party | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $360 | 01/25/2022 |
| 30 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Columbia County | $300 | 01/24/2022 |
| 30 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Vernon Co Democratic Party | $300 | 01/24/2022 |
| 32 | Ronald B. McCabe | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $295 | 01/27/2022 |
| 33 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 01/24/2022 | |
| 33 | Wisnicky For Judge | $250 | 01/26/2022 | |
| 33 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 01/26/2022 | |
| 33 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 01/29/2022 | |
| 33 | Hollie Nankin | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $250 | 01/23/2022 |
| 33 | Jason E. Keeling | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $250 | 01/23/2022 |
| 33 | Michael Lampos | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $250 | 01/25/2022 |
| 33 | Paul C. Aspinwall | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 01/28/2022 |
| 33 | Susan Roth | Roth for Judge | $250 | 01/26/2022 |
| 33 | Thomas E. Vandenberg | Friends of Maria Lazar | $250 | 01/27/2022 |
| 43 | Republican Party of Rock County | $200 | 01/27/2022 | |
| 43 | Marathon Company Democratic Party | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $200 | 01/25/2022 |
| 43 | Steven J. Ozimek | Friends of Maria Lazar | $200 | 01/28/2022 |
| 46 | James P. Lombardo | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 01/28/2022 |
| 46 | R.A. Zehetner | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 01/28/2022 |
| 46 | Susan L. Zehetner | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 01/28/2022 |
| 46 | Wayne A. Jurecki | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $195 | 01/28/2022 |
| 50 | Christopher D. Anderson | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $192 | 01/28/2022 |
| 50 | Valerie A. Zehetner | Bell Ambulance Inc. Employees PAC | $192 | 01/28/2022 |
| 52 | Patrick Schillinger | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $152 | 01/28/2022 |
| 53 | Jim Ott | Republican Party of Ozaukee County | $150 | 01/27/2022 |
| 53 | Thomas Gross | Lavey for Judge | $150 | 01/28/2022 |
| 55 | Ryan P. Strnad | Drinks In The Seats | $130 | 01/27/2022 |
| 56 | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $125 | 01/28/2022 | |
| 56 | Robert M. Garvin | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $125 | 01/28/2022 |
| 58 | Republican Party of Brown Co | $115 | 01/25/2022 | |
| 59 | Joel M. Haubrich | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $105 | 01/28/2022 |
| 60 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $100 | 01/23/2022 | |
| 60 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/24/2022 | |
| 60 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/26/2022 | |
| 60 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $100 | 01/27/2022 | |
| 60 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/28/2022 | |
| 60 | Barbara Katz | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $100 | 01/23/2022 |
| 60 | Christine Gaulke | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/27/2022 |
| 60 | David Fritsch | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | David Rosenthal | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $100 | 01/23/2022 |
| 60 | Debra Schroeder | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | John A. Kilsdonk | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/27/2022 |
| 60 | Leeann Ostrem | Vernon Co Democratic Party | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Mary Peterson | Republican Party of Rock County | $100 | 01/27/2022 |
| 60 | Paul Bouril | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Phyllis Klee | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/24/2022 |
| 60 | Randy Skinner | Vernon Co Democratic Party | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Richard G. Cope | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/28/2022 |
| 60 | Richard Vernon | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/28/2022 |
| 60 | Robert Yeomans | Republican Party of Rock County | $100 | 01/24/2022 |
| 60 | Ryan Smith | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/24/2022 |
| 60 | Scott Middleton | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/24/2022 |
| 60 | Susan Marie Roth | Roth for Judge | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Susan Roth | Roth for Judge | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Thomas Fritsch | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/25/2022 |
| 60 | Van Zanten Age S. Veldhuyzen | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/26/2022 |
| 60 | Waukesha County Democratic Party | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $100 | 01/25/2022 |
| 60 | William Guc | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $100 | 01/28/2022 |
| 60 | William H. Turner | Friends of Maria Lazar | $100 | 01/28/2022 |
| 88 | Republican Party of Portage County | $89 | 01/29/2022 | |
| 89 | Joshua Erickson | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $84 | 01/28/2022 |
| 90 | Christopher Larowe | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $75 | 01/28/2022 |
| 90 | Randy Skinner | Vernon Co Democratic Party | $75 | 01/25/2022 |
| 90 | Sue Kaminski | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $75 | 01/25/2022 |
| 93 | Republican Party of Brown Co | $71 | 01/25/2022 | |
| 93 | John A. Zaganczyk | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $71 | 01/28/2022 |
| 95 | Theodore Eidukas | WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) | $63 | 01/28/2022 |
| 96 | Donations Small | Republican Party of Brown Co | $62 | 01/25/2022 |
| 97 | Marathon Company Democratic Party | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $60 | 01/25/2022 |
| 97 | Susan Ausman | Republican Party-Eau Claire County | $60 | 01/23/2022 |
| 99 | Friends of Gabe Nudo | Friends of Sam Kerkman | $52 | 01/26/2022 |
| 100 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $50 | 01/23/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
City of Viroqua• City of Appleton• City of Muskego• City of Wisconsin Rapids• City of Madison• City of New Berlin• City of Kewaunee• City of Eau Claire• City of LA Crosse• City of Janesville• City of Wausau• City of Racine• Paris• Village of Deforest• Village of Nashotah• City of Middleton• Village of Suamico• City of Green Bay• Genoa City• City of Manitowoc• City of De Pere• City of Wauwatosa• Village of McFarland• City of Mequon• City of Ashland• City of Fond Du Lac• Village of Grafton• Village Of Mukwonago• City Of Brookfield• City Of Stoughton• Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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