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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending December 10)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard E. Uihlein | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $20,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 2 | Sarah Harrison for Wisconsin | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $18,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 3 | Scott C. Woldt | Reelect Judge Woldt | $12,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 4 | Jill for Justice | Jill Karofsky for Judge | $10,000 | 12/05/2022 |
| 4 | Scott Mayer | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $10,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 4 | Stanley S. Hubbard | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $10,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 4 | Terrence R. Wall | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $10,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 8 | Hattie Walker | Jackson County Democratic Party | $6,300 | 12/05/2022 |
| 9 | Duane E. Foulkes | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 9 | Dwight E. Davis | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 9 | Gerard Arpey | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $5,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 9 | Richard Aylward | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/05/2022 |
| 9 | Scott Uzzell | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $5,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 9 | Verne R. Reed | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 15 | Kim Hauer | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $4,000 | 12/08/2022 |
| 15 | Rudy Wilson | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $4,000 | 12/05/2022 |
| 17 | Tom Walker | Jackson County Democratic Party | $3,300 | 12/05/2022 |
| 18 | Al Schretter | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $3,000 | 12/08/2022 |
| 19 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,530 | 12/08/2022 |
| 20 | Carol Taylor | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 20 | James Tarantino | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 20 | Richard W. Graber | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 20 | Steven Biskupic | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 24 | Citizens for Janis Ringhand | Pfaff for State Senate | $2,000 | 12/10/2022 |
| 24 | Duey Stroebel | Knodl for Senate | $2,000 | 12/04/2022 |
| 24 | John R. Anderson | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 24 | Kristi Peterson | SC JOHNSON & SON INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $2,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 24 | Nancy & Donald Zietlow | Reelect Judge Woldt | $2,000 | 12/05/2022 |
| 24 | Robert Toonen | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $2,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 24 | Sally A. Woldt | Reelect Judge Woldt | $2,000 | 12/08/2022 |
| 24 | T-Mobile USA Inc. | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $2,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 32 | Daniel Kunz | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,250 | 12/07/2022 |
| 32 | Heather Taylor | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,250 | 12/06/2022 |
| 32 | Ty Taylor | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,250 | 12/06/2022 |
| 32 | Vicky Kunz | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,250 | 12/07/2022 |
| 36 | Riley Reinhart | Friends of Julian Bradley | $1,041 | 12/10/2022 |
| 37 | Barbara Bittner | Calumet Co Republican Party | $1,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 37 | Christine Symchych | Grassroots North Shore | $1,000 | 12/04/2022 |
| 37 | Craig A. Aswegan | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $1,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 37 | David L. Bahl | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Deborah Ruedebusch | Feyen for Senate | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Denise O’leary | Novak For Assembly | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | George Mitchell | Knodl for Senate | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Jay Smith | Kurtz for Assembly | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Jay Smith | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Jeffrey A. Ertl | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Kent Thiry | Novak For Assembly | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Laura Gapske for Assembly | Douglas County Democratic Party | $1,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 37 | NextEra Energy Constructors | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Pierre McCormick | Feyen for Senate | $1,000 | 12/08/2022 |
| 37 | Ranw, PAC | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $1,000 | 12/08/2022 |
| 37 | Raymond A. Buisker | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Richard Clack | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Stephen M. Evans | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Thomas J. Wickman | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 12/06/2022 |
| 37 | Union Pacific Fund, PAC | Friends of Eric Wimberger | $1,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 37 | WEC Energy Group PAC | Pfaff for State Senate | $1,000 | 12/09/2022 |
| 37 | Wia, PAC | Feyen for Senate | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 37 | Wisconsin Credit Union Legislative Action Fund | Feyen for Senate | $1,000 | 12/07/2022 |
| 60 | Barbara Griffin | Republican Party of Kenosha County | $763 | 12/04/2022 |
| 61 | Roger Lovelace | Wisconsin Physician Assistants PAC | $666 | 12/10/2022 |
| 62 | Building A Better WI | Oldenburg for Assembly | $650 | 12/09/2022 |
| 63 | Blue Barn Communications | Democratic Party of Brown County | $600 | 12/05/2022 |
| 63 | William Appell | Democratic Party of Brown County | $600 | 12/06/2022 |
| 65 | Names In the News | Burke for Wisconsin | $562 | 12/08/2022 |
| 66 | American Family PAC | Pfaff for State Senate | $500 | 12/05/2022 |
| 66 | American Family PAC | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Ann Neviaser | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Corn, PAC | citizensfordave | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Cynthia Evanoff | Friends of Janel | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | David J. Quade | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Drink Local Wisconsin | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/08/2022 |
| 66 | Elevance Health, PAC | Friends of Alex Dallman | $500 | 12/08/2022 |
| 66 | Eugene Krohn | Jackson County Democratic Party | $500 | 12/05/2022 |
| 66 | Gerald Julius | Adam Neylon for Assembly | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Invenergy | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $500 | 12/10/2022 |
| 66 | Jane Johnson | Winnebago County Republican Party | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | Jeffrey Peterson | Aggregate Producers of Wisconsin Political Action Committee | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Laura Donnelley | Tony for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/04/2022 |
| 66 | Mary Staudenmeier | 8th Congressional District Democratic Party | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Melissa Auchard Scholz | Friends of Chris Taylor | $500 | 12/05/2022 |
| 66 | Melissa Morris | WI Cable PAC | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | Municipal Electric Utilities | Adam Neylon for Assembly | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Noah Blum | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/08/2022 |
| 66 | Operating Engineers 139 PAC | Kurtz for Assembly | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Paul McBride | REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin | $500 | 12/05/2022 |
| 66 | Peter Ogden | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Professional Insurance Agents PAC | Adam Neylon for Assembly | $500 | 12/06/2022 |
| 66 | Professional Insurance Agents PAC | Oldenburg for Assembly | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Republican Party of Brown Co | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Richard Beddingfield | WI Soc Anesthesiologists PAC | $500 | 12/05/2022 |
| 66 | Riley Reinhart | Friends Of Steve Doyle | $500 | 12/10/2022 |
| 66 | Roger Stauter | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Rolf Lindgren | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | Ron Johnson | Winnebago County Republican Party | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | Steve Wheeler | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/08/2022 |
| 66 | Susan Goodwin | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $500 | 12/09/2022 |
| 66 | Victoria Hekkers | Allen for Wisconsin | $500 | 12/10/2022 |
| 66 | WI Cable, PAC | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
| 66 | WI Dental Association PAC | Feyen for Senate | $500 | 12/07/2022 |
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