Politics & Government

Follow the Money: Who Funds Mount Pleasant's and Sturtevant's State Legislators?

Read on to see some of the interest groups and individuals who gave the most to Sen. Van Wanggaard and Reps. Cory Mason and Bob Turner

Want to learn more about where the money that funds your state legislators comes from? Patch has you covered.

Read on to see some of the interest groups and individuals who gave the most to Sen. Van Wanggaard and Reps. Cory Mason and Bob Turner. Information in MAPLight.org’s Top 10 lists for the candidates, outlined below, does not include contributions from political parties or other candidates. MAPLight.org compiles information on financial contributions to politicians.

Mount Pleasant’s state senator is in MAPLight’s top 10 list for campaign contributions. To learn more about where that money came from, and where representatives Cory Mason and Bob Turner get their money from, read on. Information in the Top 10 lists for the candidates, outlined below, does not include contributions from political parties or other candidates.

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Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, received $235,705 toward his political campaigns from Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31, 2010. He received more than $20,000 from contributors the website placed in the miscellaneous manufacturing and distributing interest group. Contributors in the commercial banking, lawyers/law firms and health professionals interest groups each gave between $11,500 and $13,009 to his campaigns.

His top individual contributors were Walmart Stores and Waukesha State Bank. Each gave him $4,000.

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The top interest groups contributing to Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, were public sector unions ($11,911), education ($7,642) and lawyers/law firms ($7,400). His top individual contributors were the Racine Fire Department ($6,269), Dentist ($2,500) and University of Wisconsin ($2,250)

The top interest groups contributing to Rep. Bob Turner, D-Racine, were public sector unions ($3,333), building trade unions ($1,625), miscellaneous unions ($1,250) and health professionals ($1,050). His top individual contributor was the Racine Fire Department, which gave him $1,583.

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Learn where you can see what  on the forms they all must file with the state.


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