Wisconsin-Report

Koch, Anna B N/A 10/14/2010 Ron Johnson For Senate Inc. $2,400
Total: $56,800
[FEC, Accessed 2/8/16]
Independent Expenditures
Contributor Koch
Year Target For/Against? Source Amount
Organization Connection
NFIB Koch Funded 2010 Ron Johnson For Center for
$84,756
Responsive Politics
American Koch Funded 2010 Ron Johnson For Center for
$4,100
Majority
Responsive Politics
Club For Growth Koch Funded 2010 Ron Johnson For USA Today $166,000
Revere America Koch Funded 2010 Ron Johnson For Center for
Responsive Politics
$6,700
Total: $261,556
THE KOCH NETWORK RALLIED TO JOHNSON’S SIDE & PLEDGED MILLIONS
TO PROTECT HIS SEAT IN 2016
Americans For Prosperity Announced That They Would Back Sen. Ron Johnson With Ads In 2016 Because They
Were “Impressed With” His Work. According to the National Journal, “Americans for Prosperity, ‘the flagship group in
Charles and David Koch’s net­work of politically active non­profits,’ laid out which senators it plans to ‘back with TV ads’ in
2016. AFP president Tim Phillips said the group has ‘been impressed with’ Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rob Portman (R-OH),
Pat Toomey (R-PA), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH). ‘But Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is less likely to get air sup­port next year.’ Phillips:
‘He does not have a record we’re ex­cited about from an economic freedom perspective.’” [National Journal, 11/6/15]
• AFP-Wisconsin State Director David Fladeboe: “The Policies Russ Feingold Supported As A Senator –
Obamacare, Tax Increases, And Billion Dollar Spending Packages – Are Bad For Wisconsin Families.”
According to a web post by Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin, “Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin State Director
David Fladeboe released the following statement in regards to Russ Feingold’s record in the U.S. Senate: ‘The policies
Russ Feingold supported as a Senator – Obamacare, tax increases, and billion dollar spending packages – are bad for
Wisconsin families. Americans for Prosperity knows that free-market policies which promote freedom and
opportunity are the best recipe for moving Wisconsin forward. Russ Feingold’s record would do just the opposite.’”
[AmericansForProsperity.org, 5/14/15]
AFP Spent Over $1 Million On An Ad In Favor Of Sen. Ron Johnson, Which Was To Run For Three Weeks And To
“Be Bolstered On The Ground By A Door-Knocking Effort In Seven Cities Including La Crosse, Waukesha And
Milwaukee, Where AFP Staff And Volunteers Will Hand Out A Leaflet Highlighting The National Debt.” According
to the Washington Post, “The conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is rolling out a three-week, $1.1 million
campaign in support of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), part of an early effort by the Koch-backed group to build a firewall
around Senate Republicans. The campaign, which launches Wednesday, stresses Johnson’s business credentials over his time
in Washington. It includes a gauzy television spot that opens with scenes of the bucolic Wisconsin countryside and a beaming
baby, while a female narrator calls the state ‘a place of inspiration and aspiration.’ […] The ad is set to run on broadcast, cable
and digital. It will be bolstered on the ground by a door-knocking effort in seven cities including La Crosse, Waukesha and
Milwaukee, where AFP staff and volunteers will hand out a leaflet highlighting the national debt. ‘The politicians are failing us,’
the door hanger reads. ‘But Ron Johnson was a manufacturer for 30 years.’” [Washington Post, 4/4/16]
Club For Growth Announced That They Planned To “Inject At Least $2.5 Million Into The Wisconsin Senate Race
To Help Republican Sen. Ron Johnson Defeat Democratic Challenger Russ Feingold.” According to USA Today, “A
national conservative group is planning to inject at least $2.5 million into the Wisconsin Senate race to help Republican Sen.
Ron Johnson defeat Democratic challenger Russ Feingold in 2016. Club for Growth and its affiliated political action
committees are hoping to funnel at least $1.5 million worth of contributions directly to Johnson’s campaign and plan to spend
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