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Tavern Industry PAC

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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 $11,750 to 11 of today's 132 legislators in 2025–2026, across 12 receipts.

By the legislator's party: $5,500 to Democrats and $6,250 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: Jun 6, 2026. Earliest collected receipt here: Apr 8, 2025. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

Who received it

D: Democrat. R: Republican.

  1. 1. Dora Drake (D) Senate District 4. 1 receipt $2,000
  2. 2. Devin LeMahieu (R) Senate District 9. 1 receipt $2,000
  3. 3. Pat Snyder (R) Assembly District 85. 1 receipt $1,000
  4. 4. Greta Neubauer (D) Assembly District 66. 1 receipt $1,000
  5. 5. Van Wanggaard (R) Senate District 21. 1 receipt $1,000
  6. 6. Deb Andraca (D) Assembly District 23. 2 receipts $1,000
  7. 7. Alex Dallman (R) Assembly District 39. 1 receipt $1,000
  8. 8. Rob Summerfield (R) Assembly District 68. 1 receipt $1,000
  9. 9. Lisa Subeck (D) Assembly District 79. 1 receipt $1,000
  10. 10. Ryan Spaude (D) Assembly District 89. 1 receipt $500
Show 1 more in recipients
  1. 11. Julian Bradley (R) Senate District 28. 1 receipt $250

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 28, 2025 to May 6, 2026, Tavern Industry PAC reported $69,744 in receipts and $161,300 in spending, across 169 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. Kelly Vecitis Individual $5,300
  2. 2. AJ Schwartz Individual $4,450
  3. 3. Fred Zimmerman Individual $3,900
  4. 4. Vinson Egle Individual $2,325
  5. 5. Joe Thiesen Individual $2,300
  6. 6. Cait Finley Individual $2,300
  7. 7. John Adamic Individual $2,200
  8. 8. Dale Elliot Individual $2,000
  9. 9. Marlene Connor Individual $1,750
  10. 10. Crystal Mulvey Individual $1,600
Show 40 more in largest itemized donors
  1. 11. Wendy Coey Individual $1,565
  2. 12. Matt Feuerhelm Individual $1,500
  3. 13. Barbara Lautenbach Individual $1,424
  4. 14. Misty Peck Individual $1,405
  5. 15. Carina Hafner Individual $1,300
  6. 16. Cait Finley Individual $1,000
  7. 17. Angela M Schaitel Individual $1,000
  8. 18. Kimberley Glover Individual $1,000
  9. 19. Roger Brisk Individual $1,000
  10. 20. Melissa Wing Individual $1,000
  11. 21. Melissa Podgorak Individual $1,000
  12. 22. Charles Anderson Individual $1,000
  13. 23. Jared Aniol Individual $1,000
  14. 24. Amy Muenchow Individual $1,000
  15. 25. Tamara L Herner Individual $1,000
  16. 26. Richard Karrasch Individual $1,000
  17. 27. Daniel Swiecichowski Individual $1,000
  18. 28. Wolf Julie Individual $1,000
  19. 29. Joe Neu Individual $1,000
  20. 30. Tera Hansen Individual $1,000
  21. 31. Margaret Bradley Individual $1,000
  22. 32. Sharon Ward Individual $1,000
  23. 33. Keith Koehler Individual $1,000
  24. 34. Karen Blodgett Individual $1,000
  25. 35. Tom & Joanne Ries Individual $1,000
  26. 36. Dawn Ornberg Individual $1,000
  27. 37. Todd Giraud Individual $1,000
  28. 38. Kelly Dorsey Individual $1,000
  29. 39. Jennifer Collison Individual $1,000
  30. 40. Wendy Coey Individual $720
  31. 41. Peggy Orman Individual $690
  32. 42. Lucy Cota Individual $600
  33. 43. Cassandra Egle Individual $600
  34. 44. AJ Schwartz Individual $505
  35. 45. Timothy A. Immel Individual $500
  36. 46. Jim Schafer Individual $500
  37. 47. Cidney Bindelli Individual $500
  38. 48. Cathleen Vales Individual $450
  39. 49. Cassandra Egle Individual $405
  40. 50. Ron Gallardo Individual $330

Largest payees

  1. 1. Rep Assembly Campaign Com RACC $24,000
  2. 2. Committee to Elect a Republican Senate $24,000
  3. 3. Assembly Democratic Camp Comm $19,000
  4. 4. Republican Assembly Campaign Committee-Seg Account $12,000
  5. 5. Committee to Elect a Republican Senate- Segregated Fund $12,000
  6. 6. State Senate Democratic Committee $10,500
  7. 7. SSDC $9,000
  8. 8. Feyen for Senate $2,000
  9. 9. Quinn for Senate $2,000
  10. 10. Friends of Devin LeMahieu $2,000
Show 40 more in largest payees
  1. 11. Cory for Senate $2,000
  2. 12. Friends of Melissa Ratcliff $2,000
  3. 13. Pfaff for State Senate $2,000
  4. 14. Friends of Dora Drake $2,000
  5. 15. Taxpayers for Marklein $2,000
  6. 16. Friends of Rachael Cabral Guevara $2,000
  7. 17. Testin for Senate $2,000
  8. 18. Committee to Elect Kristin Alfheim $2,000
  9. 19. Friends of Mary $1,500
  10. 20. Taxpayers for Stafsholt $1,050
  11. 21. Knodl 4 Wisconsin $1,000
  12. 22. Franklin For Wisconsin $1,000
  13. 23. Friends of Van Wanggaard $1,000
  14. 24. Novak For Assembly $1,000
  15. 25. Friends of Greta Neubauer $1,000
  16. 26. TIP FOR WI $1,000
  17. 27. Friends of Pat Snyder $1,000
  18. 28. Friends of Lisa Subeck $1,000
  19. 29. Friends of Dianne Hesselbein $1,000
  20. 30. Green for Assembly $1,000
  21. 31. Born For Assembly $1,000
  22. 32. Donovan for Assembly $1,000
  23. 33. Friends of Kalan Haywood $1,000
  24. 34. Kurtz for Assembly $1,000
  25. 35. Citizens for August $1,000
  26. 36. Friends of Deb Andraca $1,000
  27. 37. Friends of Rob Summerfield $1,000
  28. 38. Zimmerman for Wisconsin $1,000
  29. 39. Friends of Alex Dallman $1,000
  30. 40. Clint Moses for Wisconsin $1,000
  31. 41. Friends of Eric Wimberger $1,000
  32. 42. Friends of Swearingen $1,000
  33. 43. DeSmidt For Wisconsin $1,000
  34. 44. Scott Fitzgerald for Senate $500
  35. 45. Jodi for State Senate $500
  36. 46. Friends Of Steve Doyle $500
  37. 47. Ryan Spaude for Assembly $500
  38. 48. Emerson for Assembly $500
  39. 49. Snodgrass for Assembly $250
  40. 50. Nancy 4 Wisconsin $250

From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's campaign finance system, where this committee is filer ID 651763; checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology