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Citizens For A Strong America Spent $1,700,000 During The 2011 And 2012 Recall Elections. According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Citizens for a Strong America spent $1,700,000 during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections. [Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, 7/25/12] “Wisconsin Club For Growth Dropped At Least $9.1 Million Supporting Governor Walker And Legislative Republicans In The 2011 And 2012 Recall Elections.” According to the Center for Media and Democracy, “The Wisconsin Club for Growth dropped at least $9.1 million supporting Governor Walker and legislative Republicans in the 2011 and 2012 recall elections, making it one of the top spenders in the state.” [Center for Media and Democracy, 11/18/13] • Wisconsin Club For Growth Spent Around $100,000 On Walker’s Recall Election. According to the Associated Press, “Walker became a national conservative hero, and possible 2016 presidential candidate, after he became the first governor in U.S. history to win a recall election in 2012. He was targeted for recall because of the law he championed, in the face of massive protests, that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers. Nearly $81 million was spent by the candidates, special interest groups and political committees in that race, more than doubling the previous record set by Walker in the 2010 election. Wisconsin Club for Growth spent an estimated $100,000 on the recall, according to the nonpartisan Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.” [Associated Press, 2/10/14] Candidate Office Party Contributor Year Amount Pam Galloway Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2010 $500 Randy Hopper Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2012 $750 Michael Huebsch Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2006-2010 $1,000 Frank Lasee Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2010 $500 Luther Olsen Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2010 $900 Roger Roth Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 Cathy Stepp Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2004 $250 Gary Tauchen Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2010 $250 Tony Theisen Wisconsin Senate Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 Russ Decker Wisconsin Senate Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $1,000 Jim Sullivan Wisconsin Senate Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $500 Tyler August Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Garey Bies Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008-2012 $1,000 Jeff Fitzgerald Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2010 $1,250 Donald Friske Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 Scott Gunderson Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2010 $1,500 Mark Gundrum Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 Chris Hanson Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2010 $500 J. A. "Doc" Hines Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $250 Mark Honadel Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Jean Hundertmark Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2004-2006 $500 Andre Jacque Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2010-2012 $2,000 Scott Jensen Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2004 $300 Dean Kaufert Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2004-2010 $1,250 Neal Kedzie Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2004-2010 $1,300 Joel Kleefisch Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2008 $750 John Klenke Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Dean Knudson Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Bill Kramer Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Judy Krawczyk Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006 $250 Phil Montgomery Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2008 $1,000 Jeffrey Mursau Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 Stephen Nass Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006 $250 Scott Newcomer Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $500 John Nygren Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008-2012 $1,250 117
Alvin Ott Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2010 $250 Kevin David Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $250 Petersen Don Pridemore Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008 $250 Kitty Rhoades Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2008 $1,000 Jeff Stone Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006 $500 Scott Suder Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2012 $500 Karl Van Roy Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2006-2010 $750 Robin Vos Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2010-2012 $1,000 Chad Weininger Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2010-2012 $1,000 Mary Williams Wisconsin State Assembly Republican Koch Industries 2008-2010 $750 Cory Mason Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $250 Tom Nelson Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2006-2010 $500 Penny Bernard Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $500 Schaber Michael J. Sheridan Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $500 James Soletski Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2010 $500 John Steinbrink Wisconsin State Assembly Democrat Koch Industries 2006 $250 Total: $33,250 LOCAL LEVEL ELECTIONS School Board [Follow the Money, Accessed 2/8/16] Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matt Rothschild: “The Koch Brothers Have Spent More Than $5,000,000 In This State, Not Only To Help (Gov.) Scott Walker Along, But Also To Get Rid Of A Couple School Board Members All The Way Down At The Kenosha School Board.” According to WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, “‘The floodgates have opened, and democracy is drowning all across the country, and here in Wisconsin, too,’ says Matt Rothschild, executive director of the liberal group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks campaign spending in the state. ‘For instance, the Koch brothers have spent more than $5,000,000 in this state, not only to help (Gov.) Scott Walker along, but also to get rid of a couple school board members all the way down at the Kenosha school board. That’s how far down ticket the money is going these days,’ Rothschild says.” [WUWM, 1/21/15] AFP Got Involved In A Local School Board Election In Kenosha, Wisconsin To Oppose A Collective Bargaining Agreement With Kenosha Teachers. According to the Center for American Progress, “In April 2014, the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was facing an important school board election with two pivotal seats open. Going into that election, the Kenosha school board had approved a new union contract with its teachers, despite Act 10, a newly enacted state law limiting publicsector collective bargaining. Opposed to the new teacher contract, AFP decided to get involved in the school board election. The Koch-backed outside group did not endorse particular candidates, and declined to say how much it was spending on the race, but it did organize a field team to conduct phone banks and door-to-door canvasses. Although the race was technically nonpartisan, the local newspaper editorialized that among the four candidates running, there became a ‘red team and a blue team’: one alliance of candidates appearing on Tea Party radio stations, and another set of candidates who were endorsed by the local teachers union. Powered in part by AFP’s support, the more conservative candidates narrowly won the election. Just two months later, in June, the new school board voted to nullify the collective bargaining agreement it had approved just months earlier, weakening the ability of teachers to advocate for the resources and materials they need. (In August, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Act 10. Studies show that when teachers and administrators form collaborative and constructive partnerships student performance improves. The Koch brothers are fostering school climates that prevent these partnerships from developing.” [Center for American Progress, August 2014] • AFP Claimed It Was Not Supporting Certain Candidates But Became Involved After The School Board “Approved New Union Contracts Despite The Collective Bargaining Limits.” According to Wisconsin Public 118
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