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Largest 100 Political Contributions (Week Ending February 18)
| Rank | Contributor | Committee | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean L. Buntrock | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $100,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 2 | William Haney | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $50,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 3 | Barton Burstein | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $40,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 4 | Marianne Lubar | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $33,333 | 02/14/2023 |
| 5 | Timothy Disney | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $25,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 6 | Diane Hendricks | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $20,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 6 | Erica Lawson | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Hana Ginsburg | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | James McClave | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lawson | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Leonard Leo | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Lisa Minsky-Primus | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Lynn Schusterman | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Martha Escobar | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Sandor Lehoczky | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | Stacy Schusterman | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 6 | State Senate Democratic Community | Jodi for State Senate | $20,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 6 | Yaron Minsky | Janet for Justice | $20,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 19 | WI PEOPLE Conference | Janet for Justice | $18,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 19 | Wisconsin Carpenters PAC | Janet for Justice | $18,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 21 | Allan H. Selig | Janet for Justice | $15,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 22 | IBEW Local 494 PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 22 | LiUNA, PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 22 | Plumbers Local 75 PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 22 | Weac PAC | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $12,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 26 | Dale Taylor | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 26 | Edith Allen | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $10,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 28 | Knodl for Senate | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $8,685 | 02/18/2023 |
| 29 | Suzette Masters | Janet for Justice | $7,500 | 02/16/2023 |
| 30 | Richard E. Uihlein | Friends of Judge Brash | $6,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 31 | Amy Nelson | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 31 | Cedomir Crnkovic | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 31 | Erik Mullett | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 31 | Heather Breen | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 31 | James Barry | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $5,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 31 | John O'Farrell | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 31 | Jon Ritchie | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 31 | Rachael Bedard | Janet for Justice | $5,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 31 | REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $5,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 31 | Stanley Hubbard | Jennifer for Justice | $5,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 41 | Charles Dubois | Jennifer for Justice | $4,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 41 | Wisconsin Family Action, Inc. | Wisconsin Family Action Inc. - 1.91 Account | $4,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 43 | Catherine Hillery | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 43 | Leonard J. Sobczak | Janet for Justice | $3,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 45 | Knodl for Senate | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $2,804 | 02/18/2023 |
| 46 | Don Layden Jr. | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/14/2023 |
| 46 | Frances Pepper | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $2,500 | 02/17/2023 |
| 46 | Michael Knight | Janet for Justice | $2,500 | 02/14/2023 |
| 46 | Sarah Faulkner | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $2,500 | 02/18/2023 |
| 46 | William M. Cannon | Friends of Judge Brash | $2,500 | 02/13/2023 |
| 51 | Alex Lasry | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 51 | Anne Styza | Jennifer for Justice | $2,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 51 | David L. Moskol | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 51 | Don Layden Jr. | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 51 | Jesse Alexandra | Hetzel for Judge | $2,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 51 | Jonathan Rosen | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 51 | Stanley Kanter | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 51 | Susan Kavulich | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 51 | Taylor Neff | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 51 | Tom Walker | Janet for Justice | $2,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 51 | Wisconsin Carpenters PAC | Jodi for State Senate | $2,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 62 | Richard Graham | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/15/2023 |
| 62 | Ronald McCabe | Janet for Justice | $1,500 | 02/15/2023 |
| 62 | Timothy Lindau | Jennifer for Justice | $1,500 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Arnold Richman | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Bobbe Bridge | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
| 65 | Chad Fedler | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Claire Stamborski | Friends to Elect Everett Mitchell | $1,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 65 | Dana Wachs | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 65 | David P. Horstick | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 65 | Eileen Daniel for 34 | Committee to Elect Judge Mary Burns | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Elizabeth Lynch | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 65 | Gaetano Alioto | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
| 65 | Glenn Grunewald | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | Hannah Rosenthal | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | Helen Sheahan | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/18/2023 |
| 65 | IBEW Local 494 PAC | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 65 | James Caraway | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/18/2023 |
| 65 | James H. Schloemer | Friends of Judge Brash | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | James SchuMacHer | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 65 | Jill Lafer | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
| 65 | Jill Zimmerman | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | Joan Sarnat | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | John Schiek | Schiek for Oneida County Judge | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | John Scott | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | John Utz | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/13/2023 |
| 65 | Julian Yap | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,000 | 02/18/2023 |
| 65 | Kathleen Boemer | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 65 | Kendall Breunig | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/16/2023 |
| 65 | Lynn Kamenitsa | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
| 65 | Maripat Dalum | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/14/2023 |
| 65 | Mark Cullen | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Matthew Levatich | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Michael Heyer | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
| 65 | Patti Levy | Jodi for State Senate | $1,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 65 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Friends of Justice Daniel Kelly | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/17/2023 |
| 65 | Richard Halmstad | Janet for Justice | $1,000 | 02/18/2023 |
| 65 | Robert Clapper | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/15/2023 |
| 65 | Robert Kolb | Jennifer for Justice | $1,000 | 02/12/2023 |
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