Litigation

New Spending Totals From Wisconsin

By Raheem Dawodu

The Wisconsin Supreme Court race has been over a few weeks, but the campaign spending totals are still rolling in.

According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign (WDC),  a Justice at Stake partner, $1.26 million was spent by special interest groups. The biggest spenders were the Greater Wisconsin Committee and the Wisconsin Education Council. Both groups combined to spend nearly $1.03 million to help keep Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson in office, according to the Daily Cardinal. Gavel Grab discussed the involvement of the Greater Wisconsin Committee on March 26, when the group released the only third-party television attack ad this election term.

The WDC also reported that Abrahamson heavily outspent challenger Randy Koschnick. The two spent a combined $1.26 million through March 23, $1.2 million by Abrahamson. The final campaign totals will not be known until July.

To see past posts on Wisconsin, click here.

Full post as published by The Gavel on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).