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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending December 31)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Advocacy Project | Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee | $75,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 2 | Peng Her | Peng Her for Wisconsin | $70,359 | 12/31/2022 |
| 3 | Roth For Wisconsin | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $32,583 | 12/30/2022 |
| 4 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Tony for Wisconsin | $30,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| 5 | North Central States Carpenters PAC | Wisconsin Carpenters PAC | $25,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| 6 | Assembly Democratic Camp Community | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $20,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| 6 | Elizabeth A. Uihlein | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $20,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 6 | Friends of Kelda Roys | State Senate Democratic Comm | $20,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 9 | Friends of Melissa Agard | State Senate Democratic Comm | $10,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 9 | Matthew B. Lee | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $10,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 9 | Peng Her | Peng Her for Wisconsin | $10,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 12 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Friends & Neighbors of Robin Vos | $7,514 | 12/30/2022 |
| 13 | AbbVie PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $7,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 14 | Kurtz for Assembly | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $6,351 | 12/31/2022 |
| 15 | Republican Party - Dane County | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $6,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 15 | Zillow, Inc. | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $6,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 17 | David Ludington | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 17 | Ian Simmons | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $5,000 | 12/25/2022 |
| 17 | Peng Her | Peng Her for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 17 | Sara Geenen | Sara Geenen for Milwaukee | $5,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| 21 | Emily A. Nikolai | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 21 | Paul Caprio | Waukesha County Republican Party | $2,500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 21 | UP Railroad Company | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $2,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 24 | Friends of Mary | Knodl for Senate | $2,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| 24 | Friends of Tim Carpenter | State Senate Democratic Comm | $2,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 24 | Isabelle Marquart | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $2,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 24 | Joel Wallskog | Knodl for Senate | $2,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| 24 | Paul Lubinski | Friends of Janel | $2,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 24 | Scott Kaufman | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| 30 | Daniel Jess Hisel | JessHisel4Governor | $1,978 | 12/31/2022 |
| 31 | Doug Hyant | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | $1,800 | 12/31/2022 |
| 32 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Waukesha County Democratic Party | $1,754 | 12/29/2022 |
| 33 | Gainwell Holding PAC, CORP | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 33 | Jeffrey M. Keebler | Tony for Wisconsin | $1,500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 33 | Lynn Hobbie | Tony for Wisconsin | $1,500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 33 | Sulzer Machine & Manufacturing, Inc. | Republican Party of Marathon County | $1,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 33 | Wade Huseth | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 38 | Assembly Democratic Camp Community | Kristina for Assembly | $1,336 | 12/31/2022 |
| 39 | Brion Collins | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,280 | 12/31/2022 |
| 40 | Bryan Knudtson | St Croix County Republican Party | $1,200 | 12/26/2022 |
| 41 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Dane County | $1,183 | 12/30/2022 |
| 42 | Knodl for Senate | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,050 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Frank Stangl | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Handel Pam Van | Friends of Janel | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 43 | IBEW | IBEW Local Union 430 COPE Fund | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 43 | Janice A. Johnson | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | John D. Scott | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| 43 | Kevin J. Kraemer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Kyle J. Kraemer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Marlene F. Ott | Sara Rodriguez For Wisconsin | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Michael Schulze | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Natalie L. Rix | Sara Rodriguez For Wisconsin | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Perry Armstrong | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Pleasant Valley Properties of Wisconsin, LLC | Republican Party of Dunn County | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 43 | Richard Heinemann | Friends of Public Power PAC | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| 43 | Ross M. Kraemer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Ryan T. Kraemer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | Schulze Michael | Waukesha County Republican Party | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Susan Anderson | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| 43 | Tom Kraemer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| 43 | WI Pipe Trades Association PAC | Friends of Devin LeMahieu | $1,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| 62 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Milwaukee County Democratic Party | $868 | 12/30/2022 |
| 63 | Angela Winston Byars | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $750 | 12/31/2022 |
| 63 | Wisconsin Hospitals, PAC | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $750 | 12/29/2022 |
| 65 | No Better Friend Corporation | Waukesha County Republican Party | $720 | 12/31/2022 |
| 66 | John Runte | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $650 | 12/29/2022 |
| 67 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Brown County | $570 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Abcpac-Wis | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Abcpac-Wis | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | American Family PAC | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Angela Lang | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Brad Pfaff for Congress | Buffalo Co Democratic Party | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Brandon Robert Smithwood | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Cari Anne Renlund | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Citizens for Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Northwestern Mutual PAC | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Daniel Rich | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | David T. Prosser | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Debra M. Michiels | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Don Stowe | Born For Assembly | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Elevance Health, PAC | Gae Magnafici for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Friends of Ron Tusler | Northwestern Mutual PAC | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Jared Bushek | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | John D. Scott | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | John Skoug | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Jon Geenen | Sara Geenen for Milwaukee | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | JUUL Labs Employees, PAC | Born For Assembly | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | JUUL Labs Employees, PAC | Friends of Swearingen | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Kevin O’connor | Kaul for Attorney General | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Kurtz for Assembly | Northwestern Mutual PAC | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Leslie Brown | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/29/2022 |
| 68 | Linda A. Young | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/31/2022 |
| 68 | Marshall S. Heyworth | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Melissa T. Garner | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Michelle Hinze | Friends of LaKeshia N. Myers | $500 | 12/26/2022 |
| 68 | Nancy Skoug | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Republican Assembly Campaign Committee | WIFamMedPAC | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Brown Co | $500 | 12/27/2022 |
| 68 | Richard H. Wolding | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Robert Geenen | Sara Geenen for Milwaukee | $500 | 12/30/2022 |
| 68 | Rodney Tapp | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/26/2022 |
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