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Campaign money

Who gives to Wisconsin's state lawmakers and governor candidates, from the campaign finance reports filed with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission.

We have receipts for 101 of the 132 sitting legislators, so totals, rankings and party totals cover those 101. A missing record doesn't mean no money was raised. How this data works

Governor campaigns

Reported spending and receipts for the state campaign committees we track. This isn't every candidate, and federal campaigns and outside spending are separate. The legislative-office filter doesn't apply here.

Tom Tiffany

Tiffany for Wisconsin, 2025–2026

Reported spending
$10,508,684.26
Reported receipts
$15,682,817.66

24,602 transactions collected for 2025–2026. Earliest: Jan 31, 2025. Latest: Aug 11, 2026. Includes committee activity before the campaign was announced, and any transfers or other income. Some filings or amendments may be missing, and these totals don't show cash on hand.

Largest reported sources of receipts
Republican Party of Wisconsin
$10,155,000.00
Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans
$250,000.00
Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans
$86,000.00
Kathryn Burke
$20,445.16
Thomas Radtke
$20,000.00
Jan Fedler
$20,000.00
Clark Fischer
$20,000.00
Judith Gasper
$20,000.00
Keith Rozolis
$20,000.00
Karen Silseth
$20,000.00

The committee's filings at the Ethics Commission

David Crowley

Crowley for Wisconsin, 2025–2026

Reported spending
$1,164,972.42
Reported receipts
$1,426,777.66

3,891 transactions collected for 2025–2026. Earliest: Jan 1, 2026. Latest: Aug 11, 2026. Includes committee activity before the campaign was announced, and any transfers or other income. Some filings or amendments may be missing, and these totals don't show cash on hand.

Largest reported sources of receipts
WI Laborers District Council
$86,000.00
Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association PAC Fund
$86,000.00
IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund
$86,000.00
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 PAC
$84,000.00
The Next 50 PAC
$65,000.00
Wisconsin Carpenters PAC
$45,000.00
United Association Local 118 PAC
$25,000.00
Local 400 COPE Fund
$25,000.00
Steamfitters Local 601 Pac
$25,000.00
Tony for Wisconsin
$20,000.00

The committee's filings at the Ethics Commission

Legislative campaigns

Every committee that gives to lawmakers Outside spending, filing by filing

Where the money came from

Today's legislators reported $7,678,812 in receipts in 2025–2026, across 54,492 collected records. Individuals gave 63% of it, and 35% of that came in amounts under $200.

Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026. Includes receipts collected before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Aug 11, 2026. Earliest collected receipt here: Jan 1, 2025. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

  • Individuals $4,847,426, 63%
  • Committees and PACs $2,577,518, 34%
  • Other sources $253,867, 3%

Committees that gave the most

PACs, party and other political committees, by what they gave today's legislators. Wisconsin law bars corporations from giving to candidates directly.

  1. 1. Assembly Democratic Camp Comm To 2 of 132 legislators $1,042,727
  2. 2. State Senate Democratic Committee To 4 of 132 legislators $482,013
  3. 3. WEAC PAC To 20 of 132 legislators $109,000
  4. 4. Assembly Democratic Camp Comm - SEG FUND To 1 of 132 legislators $78,992
  5. 5. Republican Party of Wisconsin To 4 of 132 legislators $35,693
  6. 6. Republican Assembly Campaign Committee To 2 of 132 legislators $30,000
  7. 7. REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin To 28 of 132 legislators $26,500
  8. 8. WI Laborers District Council To 23 of 132 legislators $22,000
  9. 9. Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC To 20 of 132 legislators $21,250
  10. 10. Concerned Realtors Committee To 18 of 132 legislators $18,000
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  1. 11. SEIU Wisconsin State Council PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $17,000
  2. 12. Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $14,000
  3. 13. RANW PAC To 11 of 132 legislators $14,000
  4. 14. WI Pipe Trades Assn PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $13,950
  5. 15. Northwestern Wisconsin REALTORS PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $13,500
  6. 16. Plumbers Local 75 PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $12,250
  7. 17. REALTORS Assn of SC WI PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $12,000
  8. 18. Tavern Industry PAC To 11 of 132 legislators $11,750
  9. 19. WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) To 13 of 132 legislators $10,000
  10. 20. Wisconsin Association of Health Plans PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $9,500

Legislators who received the most

Receipts in this period, including before taking office. Totals can include runs for other offices. D: Democrat. R: Republican.

  1. 1. Francesca Hong (D) Assembly District 76 $1,523,184
  2. 2. Steve Doyle (D) Assembly District 94 $1,160,372
  3. 3. Kelda Roys (D) Senate District 26 $1,133,074
  4. 4. Jenna Jacobson (D) Assembly District 50 $591,985
  5. 5. Robyn Vining (D) Assembly District 13 $416,390
  6. 6. Jeff Smith (D) Senate District 31 $351,140
  7. 7. Ryan Spaude (D) Assembly District 89 $146,774
  8. 8. Devin LeMahieu (R) Senate District 9 $140,727
  9. 9. Dianne Hesselbein (D) Senate District 27 $122,289
  10. 10. Clint Moses (R) Assembly District 92 $112,383
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  1. 11. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R) Senate District 19 $105,139
  2. 12. Alex Dallman (R) Assembly District 39 $95,314
  3. 13. Pat Snyder (R) Assembly District 85 $88,955
  4. 14. Mark Spreitzer (D) Senate District 15 $79,087
  5. 15. Chris Larson (D) Senate District 7 $74,283
  6. 16. Deb Andraca (D) Assembly District 23 $74,262
  7. 17. Jesse James (R) Senate District 23 $73,942
  8. 18. Greta Neubauer (D) Assembly District 66 $70,056
  9. 19. Ron Tusler (R) Assembly District 3 $64,581
  10. 20. Robin Vos (R) Assembly District 33 $52,291

Committees that gave to the most legislators

Ranked by how many of the 132 sitting legislators they gave to, not by dollars.

  1. 1. REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin To 28 of 132 legislators $26,500
  2. 2. WI Laborers District Council To 23 of 132 legislators $22,000
  3. 3. WEAC PAC To 20 of 132 legislators $109,000
  4. 4. Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC To 20 of 132 legislators $21,250
  5. 5. Concerned Realtors Committee To 18 of 132 legislators $18,000
  6. 6. Wisconsin Hospitals PAC To 18 of 132 legislators $8,910
  7. 7. Bell Ambulance, Inc. Employees PAC To 15 of 132 legislators $8,750
  8. 8. SEIU Wisconsin State Council PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $17,000
  9. 9. Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $14,000
  10. 10. Wisconsin Association of Health Plans PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $9,500
Show 10 more in committees that gave to the most legislators
  1. 11. WALA PAC To 14 of 132 legislators $8,000
  2. 12. WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) To 13 of 132 legislators $10,000
  3. 13. ABCPAC-WIS To 13 of 132 legislators $8,550
  4. 14. Alliance of Health Insurers PAC To 13 of 132 legislators $5,250
  5. 15. WI Pipe Trades Assn PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $13,950
  6. 16. Northwestern Wisconsin REALTORS PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $13,500
  7. 17. Plumbers Local 75 PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $12,250
  8. 18. REALTORS Assn of SC WI PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $12,000
  9. 19. WIA PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $7,750
  10. 20. WI Bankers Assn PAC To 12 of 132 legislators $5,000

What individual donors do for a living

As donors reported it on their filings. Blank occupations are left out.

  1. 1. Not employed 3,585 receipts $717,580
  2. 2. Retired 1,836 receipts $404,402
  3. 3. Attorney 668 receipts $173,063
  4. 4. Consultant 156 receipts $115,701
  5. 5. CEO 144 receipts $88,957
  6. 6. business owner 142 receipts $78,218
  7. 7. Realtor 390 receipts $60,955
  8. 8. NO Employer 88 receipts $60,346
  9. 9. Business Executive 76 receipts $59,500
  10. 10. Physician 199 receipts $53,933

Receipts by the legislator's party

Totals follow the person, so a few members running for statewide or federal office can dominate their party's number. This isn't a measure of party strength in legislative races.

These totals leave out 31 sitting legislators whose receipts we haven't collected: 22 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

  • Democrats 37 legislators $6,345,511
  • Republicans 41 legislators $1,333,301

Reported receipts include loans, transfers, refunds and in-kind support; they don't show cash on hand. Our history starts no earlier than July 2008 and may have gaps. Committee donors are grouped by the Commission's entity ID; individual donors are counted together. From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology