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The Koch-Tied <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Alliance For Reform Ran $1 Million In Ads Supporting Bradley During The Primary For<br />

The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Supreme Court, According To The Campaign Manager Of Opponent JoAnne<br />

Kloppenburg. According to Fox 6 Now, “A conservative group is firing back at Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg<br />

with a TV ad calling her soft on crime. […] Below is a statement from Kloppenburg’s campaign manager on the ad: ‘The<br />

Kloppenburg for Justice Campaign has sent a letter to stations carrying a deceitful ad produced by an unregulated special<br />

interest group, <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Alliance for Reform. The group has ties to the Koch Brothers and ran $1 million in ads supporting<br />

Judge Kloppenburg’s opponent, Rebecca Bradley during the recent primary.’” [Fox 6 Now, 3/8/16]<br />

KOCH GROUPS SPENT $25,000 ON WI ATTORNEY GENERAL RACES<br />

Attorney General Van Hollen Received $12,500 In Campaign Contributions From KochPAC From 2006 –<br />

2009<br />

August 2009: KochPAC Contributed $2,500 To Van Hollen For Attorney General. According to FEC filings, KochPAC<br />

contributed $2,500 in support of Van Hollen’s successful campaign for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Attorney General on August 10, 2009.<br />

[KochPAC September Monthly <strong>Report</strong>, 9/18/09]<br />

November 2006: KochPAC Contributed $10,000 To Van Hollen For Attorney General. According to FEC filings,<br />

KochPAC contributed $10,000 in support of Van Hollen’s successful campaign for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Attorney General on<br />

November 3, 2006. [KochPAC Post-General FEC <strong>Report</strong>, 12/7/06]<br />

Attended Americans For Prosperity Conventions<br />

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Attended Americans For Prosperity Conventions. According to PR Watch, “David<br />

Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity conventions in <strong>Wisconsin</strong> over the past two years may have helped lay the<br />

groundwork for the state's controversial battle over labor rights and budget cuts. The conventions featured leading figures in<br />

the right-wing's attack on workers, and may also have skirted disclosure rules in the process. Governor Scott Walker and<br />

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appeared when they were running for office, and both conventions featured <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />

Supreme Court Justice David T. Prosser, Jr., whose race with challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg will come to an end with<br />

Tuesday's state-wide election.” [PR Watch, 4/4/11]<br />

Attorney General Candidate Peg Lautenschlager Received $2,500 In Campaign Contributions From<br />

KochPAC In 2006<br />

September 2006: KochPAC Contributed $2,500 To Friends Of Peg Lautenschlager. According to FEC filings,<br />

KochPAC contributed $2,500 in support of Peg Lautenschlager’s unsuccessful campaign for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Attorney General on<br />

September 8, 2006. [KochPAC October Monthly FEC <strong>Report</strong>, 10/20/06]<br />

Attorney General Brad Schimel Received $10,000 In Campaign Contributions From KochPAC In 2014<br />

October 2014: KochPAC Contributed $5,000 To Schimel For Attorney General. According to FEC filings, KochPAC<br />

contributed $5,000 in support of Brad Schimel’s successful campaign for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Attorney General on October 7, 2014.<br />

[KochPAC Pre-General report, 10/23/14]<br />

July 2014: KochPAC Contributed $5,000 To Schimel For Attorney General. According to FEC filings, KochPAC<br />

contributed $5,000 in support of Brad Schimel’s successful campaign for <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Attorney General on July 29, 2014.<br />

[KochPAC July Monthly FEC report, 7/18/14]<br />

KOCH GROUPS SPENT NEARLY $11 MILLION ON WISCONSIN STATE<br />

ASSEMBLY AND SENATE RACES

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