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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending July 16)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Association of REALTORS NAR Fund | Wisconsin REALTORS Political Fund | $100,000 | 07/14/2022 |
| 2 | Peng Her | Peng Her for Wisconsin | $75,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 3 | Herbert H. Kohl | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $50,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 4 | Cynthia C. Harris | People for Rebecca | $20,000 | 07/12/2022 |
| 4 | William Brent Jacobson | Friends of Brent Jacobson | $20,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 6 | John Peck | People for Rebecca | $17,500 | 07/12/2022 |
| 7 | Kathryn K. Hentzen | People for Rebecca | $10,330 | 07/15/2022 |
| 8 | Eric Hovde | People for Rebecca | $10,000 | 07/16/2022 |
| 8 | Martha Mather | People for Rebecca | $10,000 | 07/11/2022 |
| 8 | Robert Berard | People for Rebecca | $10,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 8 | Sebastian J. Scripps | Kaul for Attorney General | $10,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 12 | Representative Assembly Campaign Com RACC | The Time is Now to Elect Scott Soik | $9,863 | 07/13/2022 |
| 13 | Steven Treadway | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $9,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 14 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Friends & Neighbors of Robin Vos | $8,984 | 07/11/2022 |
| 14 | Friends & Neighbors of Robin Vos | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $8,984 | 07/11/2022 |
| 16 | Jody Davis | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $8,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 16 | Mike Eddy | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $8,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 18 | Assembly Democratic Camp Community | Friends Of Steve Doyle | $7,995 | 07/15/2022 |
| 19 | Dennis Kuester | People for Rebecca | $7,500 | 07/11/2022 |
| 20 | Friends of Van Wanggaard | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $7,004 | 07/13/2022 |
| 21 | American Federation for Children | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $6,000 | 07/11/2022 |
| 21 | Mike Eddy | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $6,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 21 | Steven Treadway | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $6,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 24 | Joel Kitchens for Assembly | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $5,904 | 07/15/2022 |
| 25 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | T E Pronschinske for Assembly | $5,678 | 07/12/2022 |
| 26 | Oldenburg for Assembly | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $5,475 | 07/15/2022 |
| 26 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Oldenburg for Assembly | $5,475 | 07/13/2022 |
| 28 | Green for Assembly | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $5,310 | 07/12/2022 |
| 29 | Citizens for Oppermann | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $5,272 | 07/12/2022 |
| 30 | Representative Assembly Campaign Com RACC | The Time is Now to Elect Scott Soik | $5,077 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Barbara Page | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Barron County Republican Party | Quinn for Senate | $5,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 31 | Bell Ambulance Employees PAC, Inc. | VOTE AMY WI | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Charles Waller | People for Rebecca | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Cynthia A. Miscikowski | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/11/2022 |
| 31 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | Friends of Dianne Hesselbein | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Dianne M. W. Koser | People for Rebecca | $5,000 | 07/12/2022 |
| 31 | Elizabeth Monaghan | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 31 | Elizabeth Pritts | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Fred Tabak | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 31 | Gobrands, Inc. | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $5,000 | 07/12/2022 |
| 31 | Gregg Brunclik | People for Rebecca | $5,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 31 | Hunter Bourne | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 31 | Joseph Woleske | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/14/2022 |
| 31 | Kathleen Foulkes | People for Rebecca | $5,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 31 | Lars Johnson | 8th Congressional District Democratic Party | $5,000 | 07/14/2022 |
| 31 | Marcie O'Connor | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 31 | Mary Nikolay | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/11/2022 |
| 31 | Mike O'Connor | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 31 | MoveOn. Org Political Action | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/14/2022 |
| 31 | Nicole Mutchnik | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Peter Kellner | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Richard Berkman | Tony for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Steven Treadway | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 31 | Todd Chilton | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $5,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 57 | Henry D. Lord | Tony for Wisconsin | $4,840 | 07/10/2022 |
| 58 | William Brent Jacobson | Friends of Brent Jacobson | $4,500 | 07/12/2022 |
| 59 | Citizens for August | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $4,382 | 07/11/2022 |
| 60 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Citizens for August | $4,066 | 07/12/2022 |
| 61 | Glen Jonas | People for Rebecca | $4,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 61 | Titlemax | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $4,000 | 07/12/2022 |
| 63 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Oldenburg for Assembly | $3,953 | 07/15/2022 |
| 64 | Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles | People for Rebecca | $3,175 | 07/16/2022 |
| 65 | Judith Gundersen | Tony for Wisconsin | $3,103 | 07/14/2022 |
| 66 | Steen Traxler | Tony for Wisconsin | $3,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 66 | Stephanie E. Silverman | Tony for Wisconsin | $3,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 68 | Saul Rosenthal | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,955 | 07/10/2022 |
| 69 | Peter Vaughan | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,900 | 07/15/2022 |
| 70 | Friends of Orlando Owens, LLC | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $2,537 | 07/11/2022 |
| 70 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Friends of Orlando Owens LLC | $2,537 | 07/11/2022 |
| 72 | Ariela Alpert | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,500 | 07/14/2022 |
| 72 | Erie Insurance | WIA PAC | $2,500 | 07/14/2022 |
| 72 | Eva T. Hardy | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,500 | 07/10/2022 |
| 72 | James L. Vruwink | People for Rebecca | $2,500 | 07/16/2022 |
| 72 | Jay L. Smith | People for Rebecca | $2,500 | 07/12/2022 |
| 72 | Kathleen J. Balistreri | People for Rebecca | $2,500 | 07/16/2022 |
| 72 | Linda S. Zimbal | People for Rebecca | $2,500 | 07/12/2022 |
| 72 | Oliver Ho | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,500 | 07/14/2022 |
| 72 | Pierre McCormick | Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC | $2,500 | 07/11/2022 |
| 72 | Rob Forrer | People for Rebecca | $2,500 | 07/16/2022 |
| 72 | Robert E. Price | Kaul for Attorney General | $2,500 | 07/12/2022 |
| 72 | SEIU Wisconsin State Council, PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $2,500 | 07/15/2022 |
| 72 | Wisconsin Ophthalmologists for Better Government, PAC | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,500 | 07/14/2022 |
| 85 | State Senate Democratic Community | Together With Jeff Smith | $2,422 | 07/15/2022 |
| 86 | Robert Southard | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,240 | 07/10/2022 |
| 87 | Act Community/Rural Electrification | Friends of Jesse James | $2,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 87 | Citizens for Dale Kooyenga | Taxpayers for Marklein | $2,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 87 | David Peterson | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,000 | 07/13/2022 |
| 87 | Elizabeth Uihlein | VOTE AMY WI | $2,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 87 | Patti Keating-Kahn | Tony for Wisconsin | $2,000 | 07/10/2022 |
| 87 | Robert Wurtz | Friends of Jesse James | $2,000 | 07/15/2022 |
| 93 | Friends of Robyn Vining | Assembly Democratic Camp Comm | $1,800 | 07/15/2022 |
| 94 | Assembly Democratic Camp Community | Don Vruwink for Assembly | $1,761 | 07/15/2022 |
| 95 | Andrew Casteel | Tony for Wisconsin | $1,500 | 07/13/2022 |
| 95 | CoRe, PAC | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $1,500 | 07/15/2022 |
| 97 | Christine Jones | Republican Party of Walworth County | $1,400 | 07/14/2022 |
| 98 | Samuel John Leiber | Friends of John Leiber | $1,283 | 07/11/2022 |
| 99 | Mastantuono and Coffee S. C. | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,250 | 07/11/2022 |
| 100 | Nathan L. Klassy | Friends of Wisconsin Agri-Business | $1,200 | 07/11/2022 |
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