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AFT Wisconsin COPE

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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 $250 to 1 of today's 132 legislators in 2025–2026, across 1 receipt.

By the legislator's party: $250 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: Jul 25, 2026. Earliest collected receipt here: Jul 25, 2026. Some filings and amendments may be missing, so totals cover the records we have.

Who received it

D: Democrat.

  1. 1. Mike Bare (D) Assembly District 80. 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 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, AFT Wisconsin COPE reported $31,042 in receipts and $25,500 in spending, across 5,013 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. Carola Pfortner Individual $1,000
  2. 2. Michael Lussenden Individual $900
  3. 3. JEFFREY RICHTER Individual $300
  4. 4. Brock Barber Individual $299
  5. 5. Brock Thomas Barber Individual $250
  6. 6. David Simmons Individual $200
  7. 7. Chenxi Wu Individual $200
  8. 8. Noah Weeth Feinstein Individual $178
  9. 9. Abbi Clauss Individual $150
  10. 10. Anthony DiSanza Individual $150
Show 40 more in largest itemized donors
  1. 11. Tara Basu Individual $149
  2. 12. Michael F. Childers Individual $149
  3. 13. Brock Barber Individual $140
  4. 14. Terry Mcgovern Individual $140
  5. 15. David Simmons Individual $140
  6. 16. Cameron Scarlett Individual $140
  7. 17. Nan Enstad Individual $129
  8. 18. David Tucker Individual $125
  9. 19. Mark Tinberg Individual $125
  10. 20. Sarah Belcher Individual $120
  11. 21. Kenneth Walz Individual $120
  12. 22. Kathleen Gillogly Individual $116
  13. 23. Terry Mcgovern Individual $116
  14. 24. Sarah Stevens Individual $116
  15. 25. DAVID SIMMONS Individual $116
  16. 26. Cameron Scarlett Individual $116
  17. 27. Ruth M. Ludwig Individual $110
  18. 28. Nancy Kendall Individual $107
  19. 29. Maxine Vande Vaarst Individual $105
  20. 30. Ruth Ludwig Individual $100
  21. 31. Mary Richardson Individual $100
  22. 32. Michael Maternowski Individual $100
  23. 33. Ruth Berry Individual $100
  24. 34. Howard Wiese Individual $99
  25. 35. Neil Heywood Individual $90
  26. 36. Judy Wiltgen Individual $90
  27. 37. Margaret Mathie Individual $90
  28. 38. Lindsay Lemmer Individual $90
  29. 39. Brianna Lafoon Individual $89
  30. 40. ANNE WAYMOUTH Individual $88
  31. 41. MARLA ASPENSON Individual $85
  32. 42. SHERRI ROGERS Individual $85
  33. 43. Heidi Dike Individual $84
  34. 44. Ericka Wills Individual $83
  35. 45. Elena Aydarova Individual $80
  36. 46. Jeffrey Richter Individual $80
  37. 47. Jenna Cushing-Leubner Individual $75
  38. 48. Anthony DiSanza Individual $75
  39. 49. Maxine Vande Vaarst Individual $75
  40. 50. Michael Childers Individual $75

Largest payees

  1. 1. Susan Crawford for Wisconsin $10,000
  2. 2. UNDERLY FOR WISCONSIN $5,000
  3. 3. Friends of Trevor Jung $2,000
  4. 4. Friends of Ben Gruber $1,000
  5. 5. Juliana for the People $1,000
  6. 6. Sarah Godlewski $1,000
  7. 7. Friends of Brienne $1,000
  8. 8. Chris Taylor for Justice $1,000
  9. 9. Phelps Campaign $1,000
  10. 10. Sheehan for 26th Assembly $500
Show 8 more in largest payees
  1. 11. Ann Roe $250
  2. 12. Angelito for Assembly $250
  3. 13. Friends of Greta Neubauer $250
  4. 14. Friends of Mark Spreitzer $250
  5. 15. Lots of People Supporting Mike Bare $250
  6. 16. Friends of Vincent Miresse $250
  7. 17. Friends of Angelina Cruz $250
  8. 18. Friends of Christine Sinicki $250

From the Wisconsin Ethics Commission's campaign finance system, where this committee is filer ID 653528; checked Sep 15, 2026. Full methodology