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Committee to Elect a Republican Senate

Legislative Campaign Committee

What this committee gave today's legislators, from campaign finance filings with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. A contribution isn't an endorsement of any particular vote.

What it gave

It gave $3,754 to 4 of today's 132 legislators in 2025–2026, across 5 receipts.

By the legislator's party: $3,754 to Republicans. These totals leave out 31 sitting legislators whose receipts we haven't collected: 22 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2026. Includes receipts collected before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Nov 24, 2025. Earliest collected receipt here: Jul 16, 2025. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

Who received it

R: Republican.

  1. 1. Van Wanggaard (R) Senate District 21. 1 receipt $1,604
  2. 2. Devin LeMahieu (R) Senate District 9. 2 receipts $1,514
  3. 3. Jesse James (R) Senate District 23. 1 receipt $364
  4. 4. Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R) Senate District 19. 1 receipt $272

Counts gifts to today's legislators only. A committee's money comes from its own contributors, listed under “Its own money” when it files its own reports.

Its own money

In its own reports, Jan 3, 2025 to Aug 6, 2026, Committee to Elect a Republican Senate reported $5,747,833 in receipts and $696,356 in spending, across 1,862 transactions.

Contributions under the state's itemization threshold are reported as totals, not by donor, so the lists below show its itemized money, never every dollar.

Largest itemized donors to it

  1. 1. Elizabeth A. Uihlein Individual $2,000,000
  2. 2. Diane Hendricks Individual $2,000,000
  3. 3. Friends of Devin LeMahieu Registrant $252,341
  4. 4. Friends of Jesse James Registrant $97,440
  5. 5. Friends of Mary Registrant $53,271
  6. 6. ERIC RAPP Individual $50,000
  7. 7. Testin for Senate Registrant $48,000
  8. 8. Quinn for Senate Registrant $43,499
  9. 9. Cory for Senate Registrant $30,000
  10. 10. Kim Hendricks Individual $25,000
Show 40 more in largest itemized donors
  1. 11. Scott Fitzgerald for Senate Registrant $25,000
  2. 12. GOPAC Election Fund Unregistered $24,000
  3. 13. WI Institute of CPA's PAC Registrant $24,000
  4. 14. Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC Registrant $24,000
  5. 15. Building A Better WI Registrant $24,000
  6. 16. Tavern Industry PAC Registrant $24,000
  7. 17. REALTORS Political Action Committee - Wisconsin Registrant $23,000
  8. 18. Friends of Van Wanggaard Registrant $21,604
  9. 19. Volunteers for Agriculture VFA Registrant $21,000
  10. 20. Friends of Rachael Cabral Guevara Registrant $20,999
  11. 21. Steven Buholzer Individual $20,000
  12. 22. Ronald Buholzer Individual $20,000
  13. 23. Dave Buholzer Individual $20,000
  14. 24. Milwaukee Police Association Political Action Committee Registrant $19,500
  15. 25. Operating Engineers 139 PAC Registrant $18,000
  16. 26. Taxpayers for John Jagler Registrant $17,116
  17. 27. Wisconsin Credit Union Legislative Action Fund Registrant $15,010
  18. 28. U.S. Venture Wisconsin PAC Registrant $15,000
  19. 29. Northwestern Mutual PAC A Multi Candidate Committee Unregistered $14,000
  20. 30. Arch Aplin Individual $14,000
  21. 31. Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Local 215 Registrant $14,000
  22. 32. WTBA PAC Registrant $13,918
  23. 33. WEC Energy Group PAC (WEC PAC) Registrant $13,000
  24. 34. RSLC Victory Fund Unregistered $12,000
  25. 35. Charter Communications, Inc. Wisconsin PAC Unregistered $12,000
  26. 36. Elevance Health PAC Unregistered $12,000
  27. 37. KOCHPAC Unregistered $12,000
  28. 38. Tim Rennes Individual $12,000
  29. 39. Charter Communications, Inc. Wisconsin Political Action Committee Registrant $12,000
  30. 40. Wisconsin Hospitals PAC Registrant $12,000
  31. 41. John D. Scott Individual $11,500
  32. 42. Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC Registrant $10,500
  33. 43. Northwestern Mutual Federal PAC Registrant $10,000
  34. 44. Dave Buholzer Individual $10,000
  35. 45. Johnson Controls Inc PAC Registrant $10,000
  36. 46. Fred Young Individual $10,000
  37. 47. Fred Young, Jr. Individual $10,000
  38. 48. WI Dental Assn PAC Registrant $10,000
  39. 49. Feyen for Senate Registrant $10,000
  40. 50. Friends of Julian Bradley Registrant $9,000

Largest payees

  1. 1. Taxpayers for Marklein $113,475
  2. 2. Jim Croft for Wisconsin $112,225
  3. 3. Friends of Michele Skinner $111,285
  4. 4. Mike Roberts for State Senate $61,285
  5. 5. i360 LLC $43,969
  6. 6. Republican Party of Wisconsin $25,000
  7. 7. State of Wisconsin $17,721
  8. 8. USPS $14,610
  9. 9. State of Wisconsin $12,754
  10. 10. Fleming for Wisconsin $10,895
Show 40 more in largest payees
  1. 11. Quinn for Senate $10,728
  2. 12. Baney for Wisconsin $10,080
  3. 13. Barb Bittner for WI State Senate $10,080
  4. 14. Kell Bales for Wisconsin $10,080
  5. 15. Nic Cravillion for Wisconsin $10,080
  6. 16. Jake For Wisconisn $10,080
  7. 17. Wiedmeyer for Wisconsin $10,080
  8. 18. Friends Of Nick Polce LLC $10,080
  9. 19. Friends of Mike Moeller $10,080
  10. 20. Binsfeld for Senate $10,080
  11. 21. Sapik for Senate $10,080
  12. 22. Severson for Senate $10,080
  13. 23. Ellen Schutt for State Senate $10,080
  14. 24. Taxpayers for Kapenga $10,080
  15. 25. RQ LLC $9,000
  16. 26. USPS $3,903
  17. 27. United States Post Office $3,903
  18. 28. Investment Realtors $2,622
  19. 29. The Madison Club $2,224
  20. 30. Friends of Van Wanggaard $1,604
  21. 31. Friends of Devin LeMahieu $1,514
  22. 32. Holtzman Vogel $1,225
  23. 33. WinRed $1,015
  24. 34. WTBA PAC $724
  25. 35. Staples $592
  26. 36. Staples $474
  27. 37. Pizza Hut $399
  28. 38. Friends of Jesse James $364
  29. 39. The Kammer Group $300
  30. 40. Friends of Rachael Cabral Guevara $272
  31. 41. WinRed $177
  32. 42. Pizza Hut $165
  33. 43. Office Max $153
  34. 44. Office Max/Office Depot $149
  35. 45. Canva $120
  36. 46. Walmart $94
  37. 47. X Corp. $84
  38. 48. Pizza Hut $70
  39. 49. Pizza Hut $59
  40. 50. Pizza Hut $51

From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's campaign finance system, where this committee is filer ID 16069; checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology