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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending December 24)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen G. Kieffer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $20,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 2 | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | State Senate Democratic Comm | $15,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Association for Justice | State Senate Democratic Comm | $12,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 4 | Dan Knodl | Knodl for Senate | $10,000 | 12/22/2022 |
| 4 | Friends of Chris Larson | State Senate Democratic Comm | $10,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 4 | Friends of Dianne Hesselbein | State Senate Democratic Comm | $10,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 4 | Jere Dhein | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $10,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 8 | Jill for Justice | Jill Karofsky for Judge | $8,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 9 | Wisconsin Utilities Association, Inc. | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $6,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 10 | Don Millis | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 10 | Fred Young | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 10 | Friends of La Tonya Johnson | State Senate Democratic Comm | $5,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 10 | Jay Jensen | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 10 | John E. Schaffer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 10 | Richard Cucco | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 10 | Wisconsin REALTORS Political Fund | Adelante | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 17 | Austin Ramirez | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $4,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 18 | Amalgamated Transit Union - COPE | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $3,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 18 | Tom Walker | Jackson County Democratic Party | $3,500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 20 | Billings for Assembly | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $3,339 | 12/21/2022 |
| 21 | Dennis Kuester | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 22 | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | Pfaff for State Senate | $2,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 22 | Jacque for Senate | Friends of Janel | $2,000 | 12/23/2022 |
| 22 | Richard Pavelski | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,000 | 12/24/2022 |
| 22 | Wisconsin Health Care Association, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $2,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 22 | WMC Issues Mobilization Council, Inc. | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $2,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 27 | Myron Cherry | Democratic Party of Door Co | $1,800 | 12/20/2022 |
| 28 | Humana, Inc. | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $1,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 28 | Lindsay Lee | Democratic Party of Dane County | $1,500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 28 | Ruth Schuette | Republican Party of Marathon County | $1,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 28 | Wisconsin Farm Credit, PAC | State Senate Democratic Comm | $1,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 32 | Pierre McCormick | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,240 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Acec WI, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 33 | Ann M. Murphy | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Dirk Wildt | Knodl for Senate | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 33 | George Mitchell | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Jamie Custer | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 33 | Jay S. White | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Jodie Mueller | Friends of Janel | $1,000 | 12/23/2022 |
| 33 | John Fleckenstein | Friends of Janel | $1,000 | 12/23/2022 |
| 33 | Nathan Deladurantey | Citizens for Horlacher | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Olivier Fleurot | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| 33 | Patrick R. Murphy | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Shirley Klauser | Friends of Cindi Duchow | $1,000 | 12/18/2022 |
| 33 | WI Cable, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 33 | Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Wisconsin Credit Union Legislative Action Fund | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Wisconsin Hospitals, PAC | Pfaff for State Senate | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| 33 | Wisconsin Physical Therapy | State Senate Democratic Comm | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| 50 | Shailesh Joshi | WI Soc Anesthesiologists PAC | $988 | 12/21/2022 |
| 51 | Wisconsin Hospitals, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $750 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Abcpac-Wis | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/19/2022 |
| 52 | Atu Cope | Goyke For Milwaukee | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | Atu Cope | Sara Geenen for Milwaukee | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | Bonnie & Phil Schneider | Calumet Co Republican Party | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | Catherine Siegel | Democratic Party of Door Co | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | Christopher Larowe | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Dairy, PAC | Pfaff for State Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Doug Nelson | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/23/2022 |
| 52 | Elevance Health, PAC | Friends of Donna Rozar | $500 | 12/23/2022 |
| 52 | Erik Olson | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Gainwell Holding PAC, CORP | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Government Policy Solutions | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Gregory Hubbard | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Harvey Fraaza | Republican Party of Marathon County | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Humana Political Action Committee, Inc. | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Jack Pitzo | Citizens for Horlacher | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | James Berg | Washington Co Republican Party | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | James G. Price | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | James Hazzard | Knodl for Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Jeffrey Keebler | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Joeseph Liebham | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | John Anderson | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | John Wenum | Washington Co Republican Party | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | Mary Peterson | Jackson County Democratic Party | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Michael F. Hupy | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Mike Weigel | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Paper, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | Paul Bhardwaj | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/19/2022 |
| 52 | Rebecca Hogan | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Reggie Zeniecki | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Richard Laabs | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | Rick Rinderlee | Allen for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/19/2022 |
| 52 | Robert Dekoch | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 52 | Scott Neitzel | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Scott Smith | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Tamara Johnson | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| 52 | Thomas Neujahr | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/23/2022 |
| 52 | WI Cable, PAC | Pfaff for State Senate | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| 52 | Wisconsin Physical Therapy | Friends of Greta Neubauer | $500 | 12/19/2022 |
| 52 | Xcel Energy-WI PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| 92 | Green Bay Local 141 | Fire Fighters for a Better Wisconsin | $456 | 12/20/2022 |
| 93 | Mary L. Weaver | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $400 | 12/20/2022 |
| 94 | Charles Adam Andre | Republican Party of Walworth County | $350 | 12/20/2022 |
| 94 | Krag M. Blomberg | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $350 | 12/19/2022 |
| 96 | Mark Schaefer | Waukesha County Republican Party | $312 | 12/21/2022 |
| 96 | Robert Kolb | Waukesha County Republican Party | $312 | 12/21/2022 |
| 98 | Scott Martin | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $300 | 12/20/2022 |
| 99 | Andrew Engel | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $250 | 12/21/2022 |
| 99 | Andrew Potasek | WI Institute of CPA's PAC | $250 | 12/19/2022 |
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