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Council of Auto & Truck Retail Political Action Committee

PAC

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 $2,000 to 2 of today's 132 legislators in 2025–2026, across 2 receipts.

By the legislator's party: $2,000 to Democrats. 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: Apr 14, 2026. Earliest collected receipt here: Mar 27, 2025. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

Who received it

D: Democrat.

  1. 1. Tim Carpenter (D) Senate District 3. 1 receipt $1,000
  2. 2. Jeff Smith (D) Senate District 31. 1 receipt $1,000

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 29, 2025 to May 27, 2026, Council of Auto & Truck Retail Political Action Committee reported $46,450 in receipts and $19,000 in spending, across 32 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. James Griffin Individual $10,000
  2. 2. James Moeller Individual $10,000
  3. 3. Thomas Zimbrick Individual $5,000
  4. 4. Christen Kari Individual $3,000
  5. 5. John Klein Individual $3,000
  6. 6. Mark W Adams Individual $2,500
  7. 7. Ronald Symdon Individual $2,000
  8. 8. Daniel Mattoon Individual $1,500
  9. 9. Ryan Baxter Individual $1,000
  10. 10. Darrin Madison Individual $1,000
Show 13 more in largest itemized donors
  1. 11. Jenna Jacobson Individual $1,000
  2. 12. Chad Curran Individual $1,000
  3. 13. Friends of Robert W Wirch Business $1,000
  4. 14. Craig Ewald Individual $500
  5. 15. Jay Ewald Individual $500
  6. 16. Brett Ewald Individual $500
  7. 17. Brian Ewald Individual $500
  8. 18. Thomas Ewald Individual $500
  9. 19. Eric Ewald Individual $500
  10. 20. Ronald R Murphy Individual $450
  11. 21. Richard R Murphy Individual $450
  12. 22. Randall M Murphy Individual $450
  13. 23. Ryon Kautz Individual $100

Largest payees

  1. 1. State Senate Democratic Committee $8,500
  2. 2. Schimel for Justice $4,000
  3. 3. Friends of Rachael Cabral Guevara $2,000
  4. 4. Together With Jeff Smith $1,000
  5. 5. Taxpayers for Marklein $1,000
  6. 6. Friends of Tim Carpenter $1,000
  7. 7. Assembly Democratic Camp Comm $1,000
  8. 8. Quinn for Senate $500

From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's campaign finance system, where this committee is filer ID 652047; checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology